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| layer of earth with low permeability to water |
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| connected open spaces that allow water to flow through a rock |
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| 3 of the forms of secondary permeability |
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| fractures, faults, and dissolution |
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| what sourrounds confined aquifers |
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| layers of water impermeable rock called aquitards |
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| ground subsidence, what does it look like and what causes it |
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| it looks like caved in or sinking earth, it is caused by water being taken out of a permeable area under the ground, earth sinks to replace the empty space |
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| overpumping of aquifers results in what |
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| excessive pumping in coastal areas results in what phenomena limited to areas near coasts |
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