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The majority of the water distribution on earth comes from groundwater ice rivers and lakes?
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The majority of water distribution on earth comes from ground water, river and lake. The walker also comes from oceans.
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∙ 9y agoMost of the fresh water on the planet is actually contained underground or in the polar ice caps.
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Where does the majority of drinking water comes from in rural areas in North Carolina?
groundwater
What has more freshwater lakes and rivers or groundwater?
No, there is far more water in groundwater than is found in lakes and rivers. According to the United States Geological Survey groundwater accounts for 1.7% of all water on Earth. Although much of the water we use in our everyday comes from lakes and rivers, all together these sources account for approximately 0.014% of the water on Earth. Source: Gleick, P. H., 1996: Water resources. In Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather, ed. by S. H. Schneider, Oxford University Press, New York, vol. 2, pp.817-823
Why is a spring considered part of the groundwater system?
It is the groundwater that is heated or made cold and comes out of the spring. The groundwater is coming out of the spring.
What is the distribution of main religions in the middle east?
The main religion distribution in Middle East is that Islam is the religion of majority there, then comes Christianity as the largest minority of Middle East and After that comes "Bahaism" as the 3rd largest religion of Middle East. http://www.datadubai.com/
Why is groundwater the best?
because it comes from the sea.
What is heated groundwater that comes to the surface?
artesian well
What happens to groundwater when water is pumped out of a well?
It comes out of an auqafer in the ground and then gets filtered, then it comes to is in the stores..........
Are base flow same as groundwater?
Base flow is the portion of streamflow that comes from groundwater discharge, but it is not exactly the same as groundwater. Groundwater refers to the water stored underground in aquifers, while base flow specifically refers to the contribution of groundwater to streamflow during dry periods when surface runoff is low.
How the oceans which are salty in nature are the source of fresh water on earth?
Oceans are not the source of fresh water on Earth. Drinking water primarily comes from 4 sources. Lakes, rivers, groundwater, and glaciers. (Of course, all of it is purified before it reaches you.) ADDED: The oceans are fundamentally the source, because the water falling as rain and snow has been evaporated from the sea, and the evaporation leaves the salt behind.
Most of the material a river carries in solution comes from the groundwater that seeps into it?
yes
What are the different types of runoff water?
*Meteoric water - is water in circulation*Connate water - "fossil" water, often saline.*Juvenile water - water that comes from the interior of the earth.*Surface water - water in rivers, lakes, oceans and so on.*Subsurface water - Groundwater, connate water, soil, capillary water* Groundwater - exists in the zone of saturation, and may be fresh or saline.
Is precipitation the major groundwater source?
Yes, but run-offs (like from oceans and rivers) help too.Answer:Ultimately all water is from precipitation but it can reach the groundwater through several routes.First off groundwater systems have recharge areas (where the water enters) and discharge areas (where the water comes out). Generally the recharge areas are higher than the discharge areas. This is fortunate as water from the sea (the lowest level of water) returning to the groundwater would make it salty and unfit for agriculture or drinking.Recharge areas can be:* Where the rain or snow falls on porous ground * The bottoms of lakes or rivers * The base of glaciers Groundwater can also be perched (essentially in a pocket of impervious soil or rock where the water is essentially trapped) or in an aquider which has a very low permeability (the flow is very slow). In some areas this water may have been there for several thousand years and laid down in the last glaciation (ice age).
