Large withdrawals of groundwater can cause compaction resulting in a sinking of the land called _____.
a. subduction
b. subsidence
c. tectonism
d. percolation
e. a cone of depression
Question 2
A sequence of porous and permeable layers of sediment or rock that acts as a storage medium and transmitter of water is called a(n) _____.
a. aquiclude
b. aquifer
c. geyser
d. water table
e. spring