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by-Faith Banks

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-an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock, rock fractures or unconsolidated materials.

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2) what is the water from an aquifer used for in texas?

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2) what is the water from an aquifer used for in texas?

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-used for irrigation, municipal use, manufacturing, and livestock production.

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- the water present beneath Earth's surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations.

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- rainfall or other surface water that infiltrates into the ground. ... The stored water is available for use in dry years when surface water supplies may be low

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-an aquifer that occurs within limestone geology, where the limestone (or other easily dissolved rock) has been partially dissolved so that some fractures are enlarged into passages that carry the groundwater flow.

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6) what types of organisms can live in a karst aquifer?

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6) what types of organisms can live in a karst aquifer?

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- bats, salamanders, cavefish, cave crayfish, cave spiders, cave crickets, and other invertebrates such as cave pill bugs (roly-polies), and tiny snails

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7) what is the difference between a confined aquifer and as unconfined aquifer?

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7) what is the difference between a confined aquifer and as unconfined aquifer?

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-confined aquifer is an aquifer below the land surface that is saturated with water. ... A water-table--or unconfined--aquifer is an aquifer whose upper water surface (water table) is at atmospheric pressure, and thus is able to rise and fall.

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8) what is a playa lake?what role does it play in texas?

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8) what is a playa lake?what role does it play in texas?

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-either a basin or depression that formerly contained a standing surface water body, which disappeared when evaporation processes exceeded recharge.providing a plentiful amount of clean water for the entire region.

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9) what kind of aquatic ecosystems exist in groundwater 

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9) what kind of aquatic ecosystems exist in groundwater 

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-karst aquifers' caves and underground lakes and rivers can support entire ecosystems that include invertebrates, fish, and amphibians

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10) what adaptations enable aquatic life to exist underground?

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10) what adaptations enable aquatic life to exist underground?

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-underground sponges allowing water to flow very slowly through it

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-a point at which water flows from an aquifer to the Earth's surface. It is a component of the hydrosphere.

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12) how are springs influenced in Texas history?

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12) how are springs influenced in Texas history?

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provide fresh water. ... Spring flows may be immeasurably small compared to rivers and lakes, yet they play a leading role in the greater hydrologic cycle.-

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-a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements.

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14) what is a way humans withdraw water from aquifers?

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14) what is a way humans withdraw water from aquifers?

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-ople can drill wells into it and withdraw water. ... Excessive pumping can lower the water table so much that the wells no longer supply water—they can "go dry."

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15) how can we help conserve groundwater?

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15) how can we help conserve groundwater?

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- reduce reuse recycle
-reduce chemical use
-dont let the water run ...etc.