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Initially, water is driven underground by gravity. What is the main driver after a certain depth?
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Can groundwater be over a thousand years old?
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What do we call the visible area from which the aquifer gets new water over time?
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What do we call the water-bearing layer underground?
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Can you spread the load on an aquifer by extracting from more wells distributed over a wider area?
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Is climate change a significant problem for our groundwater?
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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: Can groundwater be over a thousand years old?
2: Can groundwater be over a thousand years old?
Yes
3: What do we call the visible area from which the aquifer gets new water over time?
Surface water source
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3: What do we call the visible area from which the aquifer gets new water over time?
The recharge area
3: What do we call the visible area from which the aquifer gets new water over time?
The watershed
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4: What do we call the water-bearing layer underground?
An aquifer
4: What do we call the water-bearing layer underground?
A water tank
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4: What do we call the water-bearing layer underground?
5: Can you spread the load on an aquifer by extracting from more wells distributed over a wider area?
Yes
5: Can you spread the load on an aquifer by extracting from more wells distributed over a wider area?
6: Is climate change a significant problem for our groundwater?
No
6: Is climate change a significant problem for our groundwater?
Yes
6: Is climate change a significant problem for our groundwater?
We won't know for 40 to 50 years