Question

1. we rely on aquifers for water.

a. what is the water table? (2 points)
b. what is an aquifer? (2 points)
c. why does water stop traveling through the soil and remain in an aquifer? (2 points)

1. waves form as wind flows across the oceans surface.

a. create a diagram of an ocean wave. (2 points)
b. label two parts of the ocean wave. (4 points)

Explanation:

A. The water - table is the upper surface of the zone of saturation where the soil and rock pores are completely filled with water.
B. An aquifer is a body of permeable rock or sediment that can store and transmit water, serving as a natural reservoir for groundwater.
C. Water stops traveling through the soil and remains in an aquifer when it reaches an impermeable layer of rock or clay that it cannot easily pass through, causing it to accumulate in the permeable layer above.
For the wave - related questions:
A. (This response cannot provide a diagram in text - based format, but conceptually, an ocean wave diagram would show a series of undulating curves representing the wave shape).
B. Two common parts of an ocean wave to label are the crest (the highest point of the wave) and the trough (the lowest point of the wave).

Answer:

A. The upper surface of the zone of saturation where pores are filled with water.
B. A body of permeable rock or sediment that stores and transmits water.
C. Because it reaches an impermeable layer.
A. (Diagram not possible in text - describe undulating curves).
B. Crest: The highest point of the wave; Trough: The lowest point of the wave.