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What are aquifers and how do people utilize them?
They are rocks in the ground that filter water, and you use them by drinking from them!
What is the consequence of removing water from aquifers?
Aquifers can't support the weight of overlying structures.
How important are aquifers?
An aquifer is a body of saturated rock through which water can easily move. It is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials from which groundwater can be extracted using a water well. Aquifers are important in human habitation and agriculture. Deep aquifers in arid areas have long been water sources for irrigation. Many villages and even large cities draw their water supply from wells in aquifers.
Advantages and disadvantages of using aquifers?
Advantages are; they are a relible water source, they are a source of fresh water and it does not have to be desalinated. It contains essential minerals for human health. Disadvantages are; that people can atually drain an aquifer, leaving that region with a smaller water supply.
What are these underground water storage areas called?
aquifers
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.
Is water found in aquifers ground or surface water?
Aquifers are groundwater.
Where do Neolithic people get food and water?
They got water from rivers and aquifers, and food from their farms.
What are 2 sources of fresh water used by people for drinking water?
aquifers and rivers
What implement helps people in southwest Asia obtain underground water?
aquifers
What are aquifers and how do people utilize them?
They are rocks in the ground that filter water, and you use them by drinking from them!
What are aquifers and how people utilize them?
They are rocks in the ground that filter water, and you use them by drinking from them!
What is the typical source for well water?
Underground aquifers are the commonest source for well water.Underground aquifers are the commonest source.
What is the consequence of removing water from aquifers?
Aquifers can't support the weight of overlying structures.
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.
