The relationship governing the rate of groundwater flux was discovered by ____________.
A)Alfred Wegener
B)Isaac Newton
C)Henri Darcy
D)Charles Richter

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The relationship governing the rate of groundwater flux was discovered by Henri Darcy, a French engineer, in the 19th century. The relationship, known as Darcy's Law, states that groundwater flux (the volume of water flowing through a unit area per unit time) is proportional to the hydraulic gradient (the change in hydraulic head over a particular distance) and the hydraulic conductivity (a measure of the ability of the soil or rock to transmit water).

The Relationship Governing the Rate of Groundwater Flux Was Discovered