q10. y q11. x q12. y because it rains more often ? can someone check my answers
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q10. y
q11. x
q12. y because it rains more often ?
can someone check my answers please? Feel free to elaborate. I am unsure about my answers.
Questions 10-12-Figure 3 shows a shaded relief map of California provided by the USGS with several locations marked on it. Use Figure 3 to complete the following questions. Figure 3 Q-10 Knowing the effect the rainshadow effect has on the formation of deserts California, would you expect the water table to be closer to the surface at location Yor Z? Q-11 At what location would saltwater intrusion be most likely to occur? Q-12 If you were to dig a well, what location would you choose? Explain.Explanation / Answer
ANSWER:
10) Y because the water table closer to the surface of location.
11) X
Saltwater intrusion occurs naturally to some degree in most coastal aquifers, owing to the hydraulic connection between groundwater and seawater. Because saline water has a higher mineral content than freshwater, it is denser and has a higher water pressure. As a result, saltwater can push inland beneath the freshwater.
12) Y because Where it rains heavy there would be more ground water.
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