https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc Q & A Edward Aguirre en-us 2021-01-11 16:28:24 UTC 2026-02-26 04:24:43 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f988.png EdwardA713 https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1074874351 An aquifer is an underground reservoir of water that rests in a layer of sand, gravel, or rock that holds the water in pores or crevices. ]]> 2021-01-11 16:32:50 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1074874351 EdwardA713 https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1074888378 Water from an aquifer is used mainly for irrigated agriculture, manufacturing, outdoor recreation, and drinking.]]> 2021-01-11 16:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1074888378 EdwardA713 https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1074928670 The water an aquifer contains.]]> 2021-01-11 16:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1074928670 EdwardA713 https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1074943737 Most aquifers are naturally recharged by rainfall or other surface water that infiltrates into the ground.]]> 2021-01-11 16:44:00 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1074943737 EdwardA713 https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1075015882 found in limestone and marble rock which can be dissolved by water forming large holes, channels, and even large underground caverns, lakes and streams.]]> 2021-01-11 16:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1075015882 EdwardA713 https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1079245310  Bats, salamanders, cave fish, cave crayfish, cave spiders, and cave crickets.]]> 2021-01-12 16:14:14 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1079245310 EdwardA713 https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1079261357 Water can't pass through a confined aquifer, but it can in an unconfined aquifer.]]> 2021-01-12 16:17:09 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1079261357 EdwardA713 https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1079289788 A naturally occurring wetland (averaging about 17 acres) formed when rain fills small depressions in the prairie and are recharge points for the Ogallala Aquifer.]]> 2021-01-12 16:22:05 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1079289788 EdwardA713 https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1079314886 Can support entire ecosystems that include invertebrates, fish, and amphibians.]]> 2021-01-12 16:26:29 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1079314886 EdwardA713 https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1079327891 The absence of eyes, highly developed touch receptors, and low metabolism.]]> 2021-01-12 16:28:55 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1079327891 EdwardA713 https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1079356198 The points where underground geology allows groundwater to travel to the surface and emerge forming pools and ponds or to form the headwaters of streams and rivers.]]> 2021-01-12 16:33:46 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1079356198 EdwardA713 https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1079365420 One such fault in Texas is the Balcones fault which runs from approximately the southwest part of the state near Del Rio.]]> 2021-01-12 16:35:20 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1079365420 EdwardA713 https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1079419215 A break in the rocks that make up the Earth's crust, along which rocks on either side have moved past each other.]]> 2021-01-12 16:44:44 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1079419215 EdwardA713 https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1079434455 If the aquifer is shallow enough and permeable enough to allow water to move through it at a rapid-enough rate, then people can drill wells into it and withdraw water.]]> 2021-01-12 16:47:22 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1079434455 EdwardA713 https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1079449155 Reduce chemical use, manage waste, don't let water run, and fix the leaky faucet.]]> 2021-01-12 16:49:57 UTC https://padlet.com/EdwardA713/l4dvnczlzyeczstc/wish/1079449155