GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

GROUNDWATER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The upper limit of the zone of saturation is called
A
belt of soil moisture
B
zone of aeration
C
zone of saturation
D
water table
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The water table is the boundary between the unsaturated zone and the saturated zone underground. Below the water table, groundwater fills any spaces between sediments and within rock.

Detailed explanation-2: -True or False: The upper limit of the zone of saturation is called the Water Table. True. The processes of surface water soaking into the soil to become groundwater is called: Infiltration.

Detailed explanation-3: -The water table is the upper surface of the zone of saturation. The zone of saturation is where the pores and fractures of the ground are saturated with water. It can also be simply explained as the depth below which the ground is saturated.

Detailed explanation-4: -Groundwater is the saturated zone of soil/rock below the land surface | U.S. Geological Survey. An official website of the United States government.

Detailed explanation-5: -Water table, also called groundwater table, is the upper level of an underground surface in which the soil or rocks are permanently saturated with water.

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