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ConcepTest: Groundwater Well Cone of Depression #2

ConcepTest questions by David McConnell , David Steer , Walter Borowski, Jeffrey Dick, Annabelle Foos, Jeffrey Knott, Alvin Konigsberg, Michelle Malone, Heidi McGrew, Kathie Owens, and Stephen Van Horn

Question:

A groundwater well is pumped for a period of time creating a cone of depression. How will the water table appear several days after pumping stops?

Well Cone of Depression

a. A
b. B
c. C

Student Responses:

No data yet. The correct response is b.

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