Question

A result of pumping water from aquifers is that

• A. farms produce fewer crops.
• B. the recharge zone shrinks
• C. the aquifer gets depleted
• D. groundwater stops getting collected

Answer 1

The correct option is C the aquifer gets depleted

An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing rock. As we pump more and more water from an aquifer, the water in it depletes. If water is withdrawn from the aquifer at a faster rate than it is replenished, either by infiltration from the surface or from streams, then the water table can become lower.