Spring (water)

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/spring-water

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Not applicable (natural geological feature)
2. What is the related topics?Hydrogeology, Karst topography, Groundwater management, Riparian ecology, Water resource management
3. What is a spring and how does it form?A spring is a natural fountain where groundwater comes up to the ground surface. It forms when the water table meets the land surface, often because of cracks in rocks or special layers of soil.
4. Why do some springs flow all year while others only appear after rain?Springs that flow all year are called perennial springs. Springs that only flow when the water level is high are intermittent springs, usually after heavy rain or snowmelt.

Aquifer: An underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock, rock fractures, or unconsolidated materials.
Potentiometric Surface: An imaginary surface representing the level to which water will rise in a well penetrating a confined aquifer.
Darcy's Law: A fundamental law describing the flow of fluids through porous media, relating flow rate to pressure gradient and permeability.
Endemic Species: A species native and restricted to a certain place.