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A farmer dug a well but did not find any water.
Which most likely explains why the farmer did not find water?
The water table is deeper than the well.
All the groundwater is flowing out of a spring.
The well is being dug between two vertical, impermeable layers.
The well is located where groundwater is stuck between impermeable layers.
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The water table is deeper than the well.
Explanation: A well must reach the saturated zone (below the water table) to produce water. If the farmer's hole is too shallow, it won't intersect groundwater. The other choices are unlikely to explain no water: a spring doesn't drain all groundwater, vertical impermeable layers are an unusual cause, and water trapped between impermeable layers would still be reached if the well tapped that layer.
Explanation: A well must reach the saturated zone (below the water table) to produce water. If the farmer's hole is too shallow, it won't intersect groundwater. The other choices are unlikely to explain no water: a spring doesn't drain all groundwater, vertical impermeable layers are an unusual cause, and water trapped between impermeable layers would still be reached if the well tapped that layer.
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