When a lot of water is pumped from an aquifer, or when there is a dry spell, the ____________________ sinks lower

Fill in the blanks with correct word


water table

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Which of the following events is most like the formation of a cloud?

A. water running off a roof B. water entering the air from the leaves of growing plants C. water forming on a cold object on a hot, humid summer day D. water moving downward into the soil after a summer rain storm

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Which of the following is TRUE about seawater?

A) Seawater is pure water (H20). B) The salinity of seawater is negligible. C) Seawater is a solution. D) The chemical composition of seawater has great spatial variability.

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The covalent bonds between hydrogen and oxygen atoms in a water molecule form as a result of the ________

A) polarity of water molecules B) sharing of electrons between the atoms C) surface tension of water D) transfer of electrons between the atoms E) viscosity of water

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