Question

How did this cone of depression in the groundwater form? Group of answer choices an artesian spring flowed upward on all sides the earth's rotation causes groundwater to twirl in a counter-clockwise direction groundwater is pumped from the well faster than it can flow to replenish what is lost clay horizons cause perched water to flow away from a central point

Answer 1

Answer:

groundwater is pumped from the well faster than it can flow to replenish what is lost

Explanation:

The cone of depression in the groundwater is formed when "groundwater is pumped from the well faster than it can flow to replenish what is lost."

The pumping of the well, reduces the water level in the well, thereby leading to a gradient shape between encircling aquifer water and the well water. The gradient in turn causes a flow from the encircling aquifer into the well.

During the flow, the water pressures in the aquifer reduce, which eventually form a cone-shaped depression off the well.