EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -A well tapping a confined aquifer. Water in the well rises above the top of the aquifer under artesian pressure, but does not necessarily reach the land surface; a flowing artesian well is a well in which the water level is above the land surface.

Detailed explanation-2: -The source of water for wells is ground water.

Detailed explanation-3: -The place where water enters an aquifer is called the: recharge zone. How would you describe the place where water enters a confined aquifer? it is called a recharge zone. Spring water is likely to be cleaner than well water.

Detailed explanation-4: -Wells are extremely important to all societies. In many places wells provide a reliable and ample supply of water for home uses, irrigation, and industries. Where surface water is scarce, such as in deserts, people couldn’t survive and thrive without groundwater, and people use wells to get at underground water.

Detailed explanation-5: -The closer to the surface an aquifer is, the easier it is to get the water. However, an aquifer close to the surface is also more likely to become polluted. Pollutants can seep down through porous rock in recharge water.