Match the word with the correct definition

A) Rock or regolith that can store and transmit water but is contained between two impermeable layers
B) Rock or regolith that can store and transmit water and receives its recharge directly from the atmosphere
C) Impermeable layer that prevents flow

1) Aquitard
2) Confined aquifer
3) Unconfined aquifer


Answers: 1) C 2) A 3) B

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

You might also like to view...

Many developing countries have economies largely dependent on subsistence agriculture; the vast majority of the population in the Russian region lives in rural areas

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Although infectious diseases have decreased, human health is still threatened by pesticide-resistant insects and antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Which of the following combinations of gases describes the primary composition of the Earth's first atmosphere?

A. oxygen and water vapour B. argon and nitrogen C. carbon dioxide and water vapour D. hydrogen and helium

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

Which of the following is commonly associated with protein modification?

A) phosphorylation B) dephosphorylation C) both a and b D) neither a nor b

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences