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What is the name for rainwater that sinks into and is stored in the ground?
Groundwater
What causes a collapse of an aquifer?
A collapse of an aquifer can be caused by over-extraction of water, leading to the water table dropping and the ground above sinking into the empty space. This can result in land subsidence and damage to infrastructure built above the aquifer. Natural processes like dissolution of soluble rocks can also cause collapses in certain geological conditions.
What are some harmful effects of aquifer depletion?
The aquifer cannot be recharged fast enough
What type of aquifer is bounded above and below by relatively impermeable beds?
A confined aquifer, also known as an artesian aquifer, is bounded above and below by impermeable layers of rock or sediment which prevent water from easily entering or leaving the aquifer. This creates high pressure within the aquifer, causing water to flow upward when a well is drilled into it.
Is aquifer found below or above bedrock?
Aquifers are typically found below the bedrock. Bedrock acts as a barrier that holds the water in the aquifer, with layers of soil, sand, and gravel above the bedrock helping to recharge the aquifer with water.
What is the difference between a confined aquifer and unconfined aquifer?
Confined acquifer:An aquifer which is sandwiched between two layers of less permeavle material is called confined aquifer.Unconfined acquifer:Aquifers having water table in it is called unconfined aquifer.
What is a pocket of water that sits above the water table?
An aquifer.
When do sea breeze and land breezes occure?
Sea breeze A sea breeze blows from the sea toward land. During the day the air above the land is warmer than the air above the water. The air rises creating low pressure at the surface of the land . The air above the water moves toward the land. Land breeze A land breeze blows from the land toward the sea. At night the water is warmer than the land. The air above the land is cooler, so it sinks. This creates high pressure at the surface of the land. The air above the land moves toward the water.
The process by which land sinks with little or no horizontal movement is known as?
Atmospheric transport is the process by which land sinks with little or no horizontal movement.
Aquifer in a sentence?
(An aquifer is an underground strata containing water.) The increase in agriculture in the valley depleted much of the water in the aquifer. An aquifer can provide water for land that is not near a body of water.
What is Water under pressure in a confined aquifer?
Water under pressure in a confined aquifer is groundwater that is located between impermeable layers of rock or sediment and is under enough pressure that when a well is drilled into it, the water will rise above the top of the aquifer without the need for pumping. This type of aquifer is also known as an artesian aquifer.
What is a type of land-form produced as a result of groundwater movement?
Aquifer
