What do we call the visible area from which the aquifer gets new water over time?
Which conditions give water the best cleaning effect on the way to becoming groundwater?
Initially, water is driven underground by gravity. What is the main driver after a certain depth?
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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
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: Initially, water is driven underground by gravity. What is the main driver after a certain depth?
A: The main driver becomes pressure
Q: Initially, water is driven underground by gravity. What is the main driver after a certain depth?
A: The main driver is still gravity
Q: Initially, water is driven underground by gravity. What is the main driver after a certain depth?
A: Both pressure and gravity, depending on conditions
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: The rainwater which becomes new groundwater is called what?
A: Discharge
Q: The rainwater which becomes new groundwater is called what?
A: Replenish
Q: The rainwater which becomes new groundwater is called what?
A: Recharge