The term "cone of depression" refers to

A) a change in the level of the soil water zone.
B) a depression in the water table formed by rapid groundwater withdrawal.
C) a depression in Earth's surface formed by groundwater withdrawal.
D) a graphical representation of the decline in the rate of groundwater flow as an aquifer dries out.


B

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