Question

Q010) A well in which the water rises on its own to a level above its aquifer Group of answer choices is the result of pressure within a confined aquifer that creates a potentiometric surface. is called an ordinary well. always pushes water higher than the ground surface. cannot be used for commercial or public use, as the water is under too much pressure.

Answer 1

The result of pressure within a confined aquifer that creates a potentiometric surface

Step-by-step explanation:

There are conditions under the Earth's surface, where porous rock layers are tilted and also have a confining, less porous, rock layer about the their boundary, forming a confined aquifer. The existing pressure in the aquifer is therefore confined within the water and the porous rock layer, such that drilling into the pressurized aquifer leads to the water rising under the pressure existing in the aquifer, to a potentiometric surface which is above the actual underground level of the aquifer