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Why does removing too much water from aquifers result in substance?
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removing too much water from aquifers can result in subsidence because the
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How are Aquifers formed?
Aquifers are formed when water chips away at the limestone causing holes to appear. The water then flows through the holes making them bigger.
What do artesian aquifers always contain?
Water under pressure
Is it true or false that aquifers hold more than 95 percent of the earth's fresh water supply?
yes
The density of water is equal to 1.0 gcm3 A substance with density equal to 1.3 gcm3 wouldin water?
A substance with a density of 1.3gcm-3 would sink in water. Float (APEX)
Aquifers are rock layers that are what?
Aquifer are underground areas of saturated permeable rock or sediments above layers of impermeable rock that have the ability to hold/retain ground water, preventing it from percolation and infiltration, thereby serving as a form of natural water storage .
What is the consequence of removing water from aquifers?
Aquifers can't support the weight of overlying structures.
Is water found in aquifers ground or surface water?
Aquifers are groundwater.
What is the typical source for well water?
Underground aquifers are the commonest source for well water.Underground aquifers are the commonest source.
What would be the result of removing heat energy from a cup of water?
The water will get colder.
Why is water not suitable to clean fingerprints?
because it contains no stain removing substance
How are aquifers like water filled sponges?
Aquifers absorb water the same way that sponges do. However, aquifers are actually permeable rocks that lay underground and soak up moisture.
What is the source of water in aquifers?
Precipitation.
What is the water source in aquifers?
Precipitation.
What source of the water in aquifers?
Precipitation.
What causes the depletion of the water in aquifers?
Water in aquifers depletes when people use the water faster than its replenishment rate. Some water is also lost due to evaporation.
How does humans pollute aquifers?
Humans pollute aquifers by dumping pollutants such as chemicals and fertilizers into the water sources.
How geological layers contain water?
aquifers
