Porosity and Permeability

______ is more permeable since water passes through it

• gravel

• sand

• clay

• Silt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water flows through permeable materials ____ than impermeable materials.

• slower

• faster

If porosity is low then permeability is

• low

• high

The amount of space between sediment is called ...

• permeability

• porosity

• evaporation

• condensation

What is permeability?

• The amount of space between particles

• The ability to hold water

• The number of openings in your face

• The ability to allow water to flow through

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is porosity?

• The amount of space between particles

• The number of particles in a sample

• The number of openings in your face

• The ability to allow water to flow through

If porosity is low then permeability is ______________.

• low

• high

Which is most permeable?

• Gravel

• Clay

• Sand

the measure of the storage space available in an aquifer.

• aquifer

• permeability

• porosity

• divide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A sponge has high porosity.  A rock can have it too.  Porosity is...

• the inability to hold water

• the ability to hold water

• allowing water to pass through