Artesian Water and Spring Water Quality - Is artesian water better

CSULA Artesian Water and Spring Water Quality Discussion Questions

#6 Is artesian water better than spring water when it comes to the quality of a bottled water? What is the geologic difference between these two types of water? What are the pros and cons of drinking bottled water?

#8 Which would be most likely to contain a good aquifer—igneous rock, sedimentary rock, or metamorphic rock? Explain what qualities of this rock type make it a good aquifer.

#15 Explain the process that occurs underground that leads to an eruption at a geyser.

#16 How do caves, sinkholes, speleothems and a karst landscape form? Explain in detail.

#17 Is groundwater a renewable or nonrenewable resource? Explain how the difference in time frame changes this answer.

#22 How does oil and gas form? What factors control whether or not it is available for us to extract from the Earth? What are consequences of extraction and use of this resource?

#25 What are nonmetallic (aka industrial) mineral resources? What determines their cost? Are they an important part of the economy? Explain.