You are hiking in the desert. Just when you think you have run out of water, you see a cool spring. As you sip from the spring you are thinking:
A) "I may die from drinking this salt water."
B) "Interesting. . . this spring is where the water table meets the land surface."
C) "This spring is a clue that rain has recently fallen here."
D) "This spring is a source of point pollution."
B
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