Briefly explain why the groundwater table does not rise fastest in areas of low elevation. What will be an ideal response?


Groundwater moves from high pressure to low. When traveling downslope to areas of low elevation,
most of the water travels by curving paths and rises toward the water table from below.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The CLIMAP project was able to reconstruct Earth's past ocean surface temperatures by examining ____

A) deep ocean water B) rock layers on land C) thousands of feet of sediment at the bottom of the ocean D) soils deposited over the North American continent

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Compressional stresses during continental collision can cause: __.

a. Crustal thickening and tectonic foliation b. Fold-thrust belt c. High-grade metamorphism d. All of the above e. Both a and b

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