1. Chapter 14 Groundwater
Groundwater is ….
Water that enters and is stored in the ground

2. Porosity
The amount of pore space

3. permeability
Ability of water to pass through a material

4. The Water Table Water seeps down through Zone of Aeration
Where the water is stored; the soil is soaked with water
The surface of the zone of saturation
No water passes through
Zone of Aeration
Zone of Saturation
Water table
Impermeable Layer

8. Hillside spring
Where the water table meets the surface of the earth

10. Ordinary well `
A hole dug into the groundwater to get water from the water table

11. Aquifer
Artesian formation
Artesian well
Transports water
An aquifer sandwiched in between 2 impermeable layers

13. Geyser
Hot spring that occasionally erupts hot water