GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

GROUNDWATER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
a hole bored into the zone of saturation
A
Artesian well
B
Flood
C
Well
D
Base Level
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A well is a hole bored into the zone of saturation. An artesian well is any formation in which groundwater rises on its own under pressure.

Detailed explanation-2: -The phreatic zone, saturated zone, or zone of saturation, is the part of an aquifer, below the water table, in which relatively all pores and fractures are saturated with water. Above the water table is the unsaturated or vadose zone.

Detailed explanation-3: -Correct! An underground boundary where the zone of aeration and the zone of saturation meet is called the Water Table.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the zone of saturation, the pores between the soil and rock are completely filled with water.

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