What do you call a rock that contains tiny connected spaces through which water can pass through?

What do you call a rock that contains tiny connected spaces through which water can pass through?

Aquifers
Aquifers typically consist of gravel, sand, sandstone, or fractured rock such as limestone. These types of materials are permeable because they have large connected spaces that allow water to flow through. The spaces in a gravel aquifer are called pores.

What is a rock that is full of tiny connected air spaces?

Weathering and Erosion

Question	Answer
Rock that is full of tiny, connected air spaces that allow water to seep through it is called	permeable
Loose, weathered material on Earth’s surface is called	soil
The solid layer of rock beneath the soil is	bedrock

Which type of weathering occurs due to release of pressure?

Questions to Review

Question	Answer
The rate of chemical weathering is ____ in hot, wet climates than in cold, dry climates	faster
The gas that causes rock containing iron to oxidize is ____.	oxygen
The type of weathering that occurs due to release of pressure is _____ weathering.	mechanical

When a material is full of tiny connected air spaces that allow water to seep through it?

Rocks and Weathering-matching

A	B
permeable	means that it is full of air spaces that allow water to seep through it.
sediment	material moved by erosion is.
deposition	when the agents of erosion lay down sediment. It changes the shape of the land.

What contains connected air spaces that water can pass through easily?

Porosity refers to how much air space is in the soil or rock. Permeability refers to the ease with which water can travel through the material. In many cases, rocks or soil with high porosity will also have high permeability. The water will pass quickly through the air spaces in the rock or soil.

Why water inside the tiny cracks in rocks helps the latter break when it freezes?

Water expands slightly when it freezes to form ice. The formation of ice can also break rocks. If water gets into a crack in a rock and then freezes, it expands and pushes the crack further apart. When the ice melts later, water can get further into the crack.

What is weathering by water?

Water, in either liquid or solid form, is often a key agent of mechanical weathering. For instance, liquid water can seep into cracks and crevices in rock. If temperatures drop low enough, the water will freeze. When water freezes, it expands. The ice then works as a wedge.

How does ground water move through the rock?

Aquifer is the name given to underground soil or rock through which ground water can easily move. The amount of ground water that can flow through soil or rock depends on the size of the spaces in the soil or rock and how well the spaces are connected. The amount of spaces is the porosity.

What are the spaces in a gravel aquifer called?

The spaces in a gravel aquifer are called pores. The spaces in a fractured rock aquifer are called fractures. If a material contains pores that are not connected, ground water cannot move from one space to another. These materials are said to be impermeable.

What are fractures in a rock aquifer called?

The spaces in a fractured rock aquifer are called fractures. If a material contains pores that are not connected, ground water cannot move from one space to another. These materials are said to be impermeable. Materials such as clay or shale have many small pores, but the pores are not well connected.

Where does the water in the ground come from?

The water then fills the empty spaces and cracks above that layer. The top of the water in the soil, sand, or rocks is called the water table and the water that fills the empty spaces and cracks is called ground water.