earth systems science lab10– groundwater（地球系统科学lab10–地下水）.docVIP

Name_______________________ Earth Systems Science Lab 10 – Groundwater Answer Sheet 1.1) Where is groundwater in the model? Sketch the position of water relative to sand grains in the box provided. 1.2) Hypothesize: What do you expect would be the relative porosity of the following materials? (high, medium, low) A cup of marbles - ____________ A cup of small beads - _____________ A cup of a mixture of different sizes of marbles and beads - ___________ 1.3) Measure: How much water filled each cup? A cup of marbles - ____________ A cup of small beads - _____________ A cup of a mixture of different sizes of marbles and beads - ___________ Was your hypothesis falsified, or did your experiment support your hypothesis? 1.4) Sketch the location of the water table (top of saturated zone) in your groundwater model. 1.5) Which direction does groundwater flow in your model? 1.6) Observations of the blue dye plume from injection well: In which direction does the dye move? Does this falsify or support your hypothesis in question 1.5 above? Formulate a hypothesis to explain why the dye moves in the direction it does. Relate this principal to real groundwater systems. If you had a set of observation wells drilled into the water table, how could you determine the direction in which groundwater should flow? 2.1) Hypothesize what will happen to contaminants contained in the landfill if rain falls onto it. 2.2) Describe what happens to the red dye (the contaminant) after the landfill becomes soaked from “rain”. Where does the dye travel? Sketch the travel path of the contaminant. 2.3) If the surface of the groundwater model were a real ecosystem, where would you first notice the contamination? How would the contaminant have traveled from its source at the landfill to the site where pollution was recognized? What information would you need to trace the pollution back to its source? 2.