Is climate change a significant problem for our groundwater?
When bacteria in the soil interacts with organic compounds in the water, what are they broken down into?
Which conditions give water the best cleaning effect on the way to becoming groundwater?
What do we call the visible area from which the aquifer gets new water over time?
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Q: Can iron be precipitated from water flowing down through the subsurface?
A: Yes
Q: Can iron be precipitated from water flowing down through the subsurface?
A: No
Q: Is climate change a significant problem for our groundwater?
A: No
Q: Is climate change a significant problem for our groundwater?
A: Yes
Q: Is climate change a significant problem for our groundwater?
A: We won't know for 40 to 50 years
Q: When bacteria in the soil interacts with organic compounds in the water, what are they broken down into?
A: Pollutants in the water
Q: When bacteria in the soil interacts with organic compounds in the water, what are they broken down into?
A: Nothing - this process happens on the surface
Q: When bacteria in the soil interacts with organic compounds in the water, what are they broken down into?
A: Pure water and CO2
Q: Which conditions give water the best cleaning effect on the way to becoming groundwater?
A: Fast travel time through the subsurface
Q: Which conditions give water the best cleaning effect on the way to becoming groundwater?
A: Slow travel time through the subsurface
Q: Which conditions give water the best cleaning effect on the way to becoming groundwater?
A: There is no cleaning effect through the subsurface
Q: What do we call the visible area from which the aquifer gets new water over time?
A: Surface water source
Q: What do we call the visible area from which the aquifer gets new water over time?
A: The recharge area
Q: What do we call the visible area from which the aquifer gets new water over time?
A: The watershed
Q: Can technology help us find groundwater without digging bore holes?
A: No
Q: Can technology help us find groundwater without digging bore holes?
A: Yes