GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Most groundwater originates as meteoric water from precipitation in the form of rain or snow.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rainwater is the main source of groundwater. Rainwater recharges the groundwater through the process of the water cycle. Groundwater is one of the important sources of water in our country.

Detailed explanation-3: -Precipitation takes one of two paths once on the ground. It runs over the surface into rivers, lakes or the ocean, and becomes surface water, or it soaks into the earth and becomes groundwater.

Detailed explanation-4: -Groundwater is (naturally) recharged by rain water and snowmelt or from water that leaks through the bottom of some lakes and rivers.

Detailed explanation-5: -Wetlands, rivers, and lakes are all sources of groundwater.