Porosity and Permeability

Groundwater in caves is very common. True or False

• False

• True

What is another name for void spaces?

• rocks

• groundwater

• pores

Predict what you think is the percentage of pore space available in the sand. Write that percent number here.

Which had a higher porosity, the gravel or the sand?

• sand

• gravel

Permeability is the ability or what to flow through the earth's materials?

• water

• sand

• gravel

Predict which material would have the best permeability. Type gravel, sand, or clay.

Which is the correct order from high to low permeability:

 

• clay, sand, gravel

• gravel, sand, clay

• sand, gravel, clay

On a scale of 1 to 4, 1 being I can't do this, and 4 being I can do all of this, how confident are you that you can describe what groundwater is?  Type a number from 1 to 4.

On a scale of 1 to 4, 1 being I can't do this, and 4 being I can do all of this, how confident are you that you can define the terms porosity and permeability?  Type a number from 1 to 4.