Which of the following statements is true?

A.

Surface water can become groundwater, but groundwater cannot become surface water.

B.

Surface water can seep downward to become groundwater.

C.

Groundwater can become surface water, but surface water cannot become groundwater.

D.

Surface water and groundwater are unrelated.

Question

Melanie Richardson

Physics

22 July, 22:23

Which of the following statements is true?

A.

Surface water can become groundwater, but groundwater cannot become surface water.

B.

Surface water can seep downward to become groundwater.

C.

Groundwater can become surface water, but surface water cannot become groundwater.

D.

Surface water and groundwater are unrelated.

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Answers (2)

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Noelle Tyler · Answer 1

The answer is B. surface water can seep downward to become groundwater

Skylar Liu · Answer 2

Well think of it this way "surface water" is water sitting on the ground when you water a plant. groundwater is what is underneath. after watering a plant, can the water go back up from the ground again? no. so only surface water can become groundwater.