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Which term refers to the percentage of space and crevices found within a rock that can hold water?

A.


permeability


B.


water rate


C.


porosity


D.


openness

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Answerr:porosity

,because Porosity or void fraction is a measure of the void (i.e. "empty") spaces in a material, and is a fraction of the volume of voids over the total volume, between 0 and 1, or as a percentage between 0% and 100%.

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