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i think that when the water reaches the surface, it dissolves into the ground which is called infiltration (the movement of water through soil) which then flows down from the tiny spaces in the bedrock and then it forms into a ground water, which is then released into and ocean or a lake.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoGroundwater is water located beneath the ground surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of lithologic formations whereas Surface water is water collecting on the ground or in a stream, river, lake, wetland, or ocean.
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∙ 9y agoGround water and surface water are basically the same resource. They are linked together through their hydrologic cycle and are functionally interdependent.
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What is the antonym for groundwater?
Surface water.
Is groundwater harder to clean up than surface water?
Yes, because its more complex to clean up groundwater than surface water.
Compare surface water and groundwater?
Surface water refers to lakes, rivers and other bodies of water. It is usually filled with fish and other animals. Groundwater is the water that lies under the ground.
What is groundwater and why is groundwater pollution the most likely environmental danger of landfills?
Groundwater, simply, is the water beneath the surface of the ground.
Surface water becomes groundwater when it?
Absorbs into the ground
Does the well get water from the groundwater or surface water?
The groundwater gets the water
Does the wells get water from the groundwater or from surface water?
The groundwater gets the water
What is the antonym for groundwater?
Surface water.
Is groundwater harder to clean up than surface water?
Yes, because its more complex to clean up groundwater than surface water.
Does radon occur more in groundwater or surface water?
The groundwater contain more radon.
Water stored in layers of soil and rock beneath earths surface is called?
No, it is called ground water.
Compare surface water and groundwater?
Surface water refers to lakes, rivers and other bodies of water. It is usually filled with fish and other animals. Groundwater is the water that lies under the ground.
What is groundwater and why is groundwater pollution the most likely environmental danger of landfills?
Groundwater, simply, is the water beneath the surface of the ground.
Surface water becomes groundwater when it?
Absorbs into the ground
What is a way in which groundwater becomes surface water?
Aqueducts
Is water found in aquifers ground or surface water?
Aquifers are groundwater.
Water found below the earth's surface?
Groundwater.
