What Term Is Used for the Concept That Underground Water

question 56

Multiple Choice

What term is used for the concept that underground water is more or less completely controlled by the person who owns the land above the water?

• A)rule of capture
• B)principle of private authority
• C)right of eminent domain
• D)Ogallala Aquifer rule
• E)right of habeas corpus

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Definitions:

Proportional

Proportional describes a relationship between two quantities where their ratio remains constant.

Compressed

The state of being pressed into less space or condensed under pressure.

New Pressure

A term referring to the stress or urgency of a situation, or in a scientific context, the change in the force exerted by a fluid per unit area.

Expanded

Increased in volume or size, often by the introduction of air or in response to heat.