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A cone of depression (in hydrology)- is a conically shaped depression in the soil around a point where underground pump is located.

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A cone of depression forms when withdrawals exceed the recharge. The withdrawal exceeds recharge will result in the surface subsidence.

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Where does cinder cone volcanoes form?

cinder cone volcanoes usually form around lithospheric plate boundaries.


In three words describe the shape of the water table around a pumping well?

cone chaped depression


Steep walled depression around volcano vent?

Volcanic crater.


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What is the lowering of the water table that occurs when water is pumped from a well?

the cone of depression


When water is pumped from a well a depression is often produced in the water table. Such a depression is a?

Cone of depression


When water is pumped from a well a depression is often produced in the water table Such a depression is called a?

Cone of depression


What is the name for a dip in water tables caused by pumping?

A dip in the water table caused by pumping is called a cone of depression. The land surface above the cone is called the area of influence.


What is a depression on earths surface that can be dry or filled with water?

A depression on the surface of the Earth created by groundwater is known as a cone of depression.


Where does Cinder Cone form?

cinder cone volcanoes usually form around lithospheric plate boundaries.


Where does cinder cone volcanoes form?

cinder cone volcanoes usually form around lithospheric plate boundaries.


What does the lowering of water table that occurs when water is pumped from a well called?

the cone of depression


The lowering of the water table that occurs when water is pumped from a well is called .?

the cone of depression


The lowering of the water table that occurs when water is pumped from a well is called?

the cone of depression


What causes cone of depression in wells?

The weight of the atmosphere presses down on the groundwater in the well


What is produced when you slice a cone with a plane that is parallel to the bass of the cone?

The points where the cone and plane intersect will form a circle.