EARTH SCIENCE
GROUNDWATER
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Question
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The water table is deeper than the well.
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All the groundwater is flowing out of a spring.
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The well is being dug between two vertical, impermeable layers.
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The well is located where groundwater is stuck between impermeable layers.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: The water table is deeper than the well. Explanation: The most likely reason why the farmer could not find any water is that the water table is deeper than the well.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which most likely explains why the farmer did not find water? The water table is deeper than the well.
Detailed explanation-3: -Groundwater occurs in the saturated soil and rock below the water table. If the aquifer is shallow enough and permeable enough to allow water to move through it at a rapid-enough rate, then people can drill wells into it and withdraw water.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which statement explains what happens at the water table? C. A boundary forms between an area filled with water and an area with both moisture and air.
Detailed explanation-5: -The underground water coming out naturally is called spring.. Springs are formed when water pressure causes a flow of water onto the surface of the earth through the cracks and tunnels within the aquifer.