GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

GROUNDWATER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The upper surface of an aquifer is known as a?
A
geyser
B
aquifer
C
water table
D
well
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Groundwater is water that exists underground in saturated zones beneath the land surface. The upper surface of the saturated zone is called the water table.

Detailed explanation-2: -The upper surface of this water-filled area, or “zone of saturation", is called the water table. The saturated area beneath the water table is called an aquifer, and aquifers are huge storehouses of water.

Detailed explanation-3: -The water table is the upper surface of the zone of saturation.

Detailed explanation-4: -water table, also called groundwater table, upper level of an underground surface in which the soil or rocks are permanently saturated with water. The water table separates the groundwater zone that lies below it from the capillary fringe, or zone of aeration, that lies above it.

Detailed explanation-5: -Unconfined aquifers are the saturated portions of the upper soil profile located above a confining layer. Their upper surface is in direct contact with the atmosphere through porous materials. This upper surface is known as the “water table."

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