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A scientist observes a natural flow of water coming out of a hillside. The hillside is lower than the water table.
What feature is the scientist most likely observing?
spring
aquifer
artesian well
unsaturated zone
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spring
Explanation: a spring occurs where the water table (or a perched water table/confined aquifer under pressure) intersects the ground surface and groundwater flows out naturally. An aquifer is the permeable rock that stores the water; an artesian well is a drilled outlet from a confined aquifer; the unsaturated zone lies above the water table.
Explanation: a spring occurs where the water table (or a perched water table/confined aquifer under pressure) intersects the ground surface and groundwater flows out naturally. An aquifer is the permeable rock that stores the water; an artesian well is a drilled outlet from a confined aquifer; the unsaturated zone lies above the water table.
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