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Fountains
A fountain is water that moves up from the groundwater to
the surface.
It is also called a spring.
Rain falls on the surface.
It seeps through the
surface soil into the
underground.
It becomes part of
underground water.
The underground water moves underneath hard rocks
or clay banks.
Because the underground water cannot escape through
these hard rocks or clay banks, pressure builds up in
the underground water.
Springs is usually formed where the ground water
reaches the surface next to the rock or clay banks.
At a spring the underground water can spurt or seep
through the surface.
Once the spring water is on the surface, it flows together
with rivers towards the sea.
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