What is GW and what is its place in the water cycle?

Exam 3 geology review

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water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock.
Liquid water flows across land (runoff)
into the ground (infiltration and percolation)
through the ground (groundwater)
Groundwater moves into plants (plant uptake) and evaporates from plants into the atmosphere (transpiration).
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Gaining streams vs losing streams? What are they and why is it important to know this?
a gaining stream generally gains water from the ground
a losing stream a stream or river that loses water as it flows downstream.
streams provide drinking water and irrigation for crops, streams wash away waste and can provide electricity through hydropower.
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How does ground water mover?
downward and sideways underground through spaces between rocks.
high elevations --> low elevation
high pressure --> low pressure
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What is a cone of depression?
a gradual change, so the water table level around a well has a sort of cone shape.
water flows down to lower points, the cone of depression could change the direction groundwater flows in
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Aquifer systems
a water-bearing rock readily transmits water to wells and springs
an unconfined aquifer is an aquifer whose upper water surface (water table) is at atmospheric pressure, and thus is able to rise and fall.
an confined aquifer is an aquifer below the land surface that is saturated with water.
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Artesian systems
A groundwater condition formed by water-bearing rocks (aquifers) in which the water is confined above and below by impermeable beds.
A flowing artesian system is If water reaches the ground surface under the natural pressure of the aquifer
a non flowing artesian is an artesian well in which the pressure is sufficient to cause the water level to rise above the top of the artesian aquifer but not above the land surface
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What are some effects of too much ground water?
the water table, below which the ground is saturated with water, can be lowered
can cause wells to dry up, & is expensive
drawdown is a term applied to the maximum lowering of the groundwater table caused by pumping or artesian flow
Land subsidence occurs when large amounts of groundwater have been withdrawn from certain types of rocks, such as fine-grained sediments.
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