GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Groundwater that has penetrated the earth’s surface is found in two soil layers. They are the zone of aeration and zone of saturation. The water table acts as the boundary between these two layers. As the amount of groundwater fluctuates, the water table rises and falls accordingly.

Detailed explanation-2: -Correct! An underground boundary where the zone of aeration and the zone of saturation meet is called the Water Table.

Detailed explanation-3: -The unsaturated zone is also called the zone of aeration due to the presence of oxygen in the soil. Underneath the water table is the saturated zone, where water fills all spaces between sediments. The saturated zone is bounded at the bottom by impenetrable rock.

Detailed explanation-4: -The saturated zone, a zone in which all the pores and rock fractures are filled with water, underlies the unsaturated zone. The top of the saturated zone is called the water table (Diagram 1). The water table may be just below or hundreds of feet below the land surface. What is an aquifer?

Detailed explanation-5: -The area where water fills the aquifer is called the saturated zone (or saturation zone). The top of this zone is called the water table. The water table may be located only a foot below the ground’s surface or it can sit hundreds of feet down.