Question

a student built a model of an aquifer in a container using sand, a cup with holes (representing a well), and colored water. the experiment involved pouring water onto the sand and observing how it moved in part of the water cycle. which description is correctly matched with the process or part of the water cycle that it models? precipitation: water seeps into the sand infiltration: water is poured into the container over the land run off: water is removed from the well using the bottle pump recharge area: where the water in the lake infiltrated the sand and well

Explanation:

Precipitation is water falling from the atmosphere, not seeping into sand. Infiltration is water moving into the ground, not just being poured over land. Run - off is water flowing over the surface, not being removed from a well. Recharge area is where water infiltrates into an aquifer. In the model, the area where water from the 'lake' (colored water) infiltrates the sand and well represents the recharge area.

Answer:

Recharge Area: where the water in the lake infiltrated the sand and well