EARTH SCIENCE
GROUNDWATER
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A region of Texas has large areas of flat Desert land covered by layers of sand. Underground, there is a small aquifer that exists under certain areas of the region. Over a period of many years, much of the water in the underground aquifer is used by locals through wells and used to irrigate crops and for drinking water. If the amount of precipitation does not change over the same period of many years, what effect could the use of the aquifer by the locals have on the aquifer?
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The groundwater will decrease
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The groundwater will increase
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The groundwater will stay the same
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The groundwater will expand
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In Texas, the Panhandle is the most extensive region irrigated with groundwater.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Ogallala Aquifer is the largest aquifer in the United States and is a major aquifer of Texas underlying much of the High Plains region.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pecos Valley. Seymour. Gulf Coast. Carrizo-Wilcox. Hueco-Mesilla Bolsons. Ogallala. Edwards-Trinity (Plateau) Edwards (Balcones Fault Zone) More items
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