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Initially, water is driven underground by gravity. What is the main driver after a certain depth?

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What happens if groundwater is depleted too fast?

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Can iron be precipitated from water flowing down through the subsurface?

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The rainwater which becomes new groundwater is called what?

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What do we call the water-bearing layer underground?

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How is a rising sea level a problem for coastal communities?

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1: Initially, water is driven underground by gravity. What is the main driver after a certain depth?
The main driver becomes pressure
1: Initially, water is driven underground by gravity. What is the main driver after a certain depth?
The main driver is still gravity
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1: Initially, water is driven underground by gravity. What is the main driver after a certain depth?
Both pressure and gravity, depending on conditions
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2: What happens if groundwater is depleted too fast?
The land subsides and a shallow lake forms
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2: What happens if groundwater is depleted too fast?
The land subsides and dries out
2: What happens if groundwater is depleted too fast?
Water pressure drops, but in principle the aquifer is always there
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3: Can iron be precipitated from water flowing down through the subsurface?
Yes
3: Can iron be precipitated from water flowing down through the subsurface?
No
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4: The rainwater which becomes new groundwater is called what?
Discharge
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4: The rainwater which becomes new groundwater is called what?
Replenish
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4: The rainwater which becomes new groundwater is called what?
Recharge
5: What do we call the water-bearing layer underground?
An aquifer
5: What do we call the water-bearing layer underground?
A water tank
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5: What do we call the water-bearing layer underground?
A well
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6: How is a rising sea level a problem for coastal communities?
Because of saltwater intrusion into the coastal aquifers
6: How is a rising sea level a problem for coastal communities?
It isn't - as long as the aquifer is healthy, there will always be enough pressure to hold back the seawater
6: How is a rising sea level a problem for coastal communities?
It is actually a positive, because there will be greater pressure in wells further inland