Chapter 11-Groundwater and Caves

linked student papers
groundwater and caves
          Fire Retardant Environmental Effects-
                        Rebecca Hodgeson (Spring 2008)          
          Fluoridation: Forget 'Bout It-
                        Michael Benz (Fall 2006)
          Colossal Cave, Tucson, Arizona-
                        Rose Phillips (Fall 2006)
          Groundwater Issues in Cochise County, Arizona-
                        Jane M. Scholer (Spring 2006)
          Sneaky Sinkholes- KC Velazquez  (Fall 2007)
          Arizona Caves- Sarah Moore  (Fall 2007)

VOCABULARY

groundwater

zone of aeration

zone of saturation

water table

porosity

permeability

aquifer

cone of depression

ground subsidence

contaminant plume

artesian well

hydraulic head

Four requirements to produce a standard cave
   1. relief
   2. fractures
   3. limestone
   4. rain

cavern

living cave (Kartchner)

dripstone (cave onyx)

stalactite

stalagmite

helictite

geyser

Yellowstone National Park geysers
   Old Faithful

geothermal energy
   promise (anywhere)
   problems (minerals coming out of solution)