What is one disadvantage of using groundwater?
A. depletes aquifer from overpumping
B. produces too much cheap electricity
C. rarely clean enough to drink
D. more expensive to extract than most surface waters
E. cheaper to extract than most surface waters
Answer: A
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What would happen if the amount of ice in this area increases?
A) The land near the ice would rise.
B) The area near the ice would experience isostatic rebound.
C) The weight of the ice depresses the land, possibly causing the river to change direction.
D) None of these are correct.
Stability prevails when the environmental lapse rate is ________
less than the wet adiabatic rate greater than the wet adiabatic rate and less than the dry adiabatic rate greater than the dry adiabatic rate greater than both the wet and dry adiabatic rates
The highway ahead of you appears "wet" on days when:
A) water vapor in the atmosphere reflects incoming light. B) light passes through colder air aloft into very warm air near the surface. C) light is refracted through the windshields of other cars. D) light is refracted by very cold air near the surface.
This figure shows a new well that will pump out groundwater faster than it can be replaced. What will the water table look like after pumping?
A. A B. B C. C D. D