GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -What is a zone of saturation? The zone of saturation is the portion of underground soil where all gaps are completely filled with water. In general, all of the soil and rock that is underground is divided into the zone of aeration and the zone of saturation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The saturated zone lies below the zone of aeration and is the layer where the pores of the soil or rock are completely filled with water. 4. The groundwater table is the upper surface of the saturated zone.

Detailed explanation-3: -(Also called phreatic zone.) That portion of the lithosphere in which the pore spaces are filled with water, that is, the region beneath the water table. Copyright 2022 American Meteorological Society (AMS).

Detailed explanation-4: -The zone of saturation is less corrosive than the unsaturated zone above the water table. The moisture content in the region is at one extreme while the other extreme is in the dry soil. Maximum corrosion occurs at the intermediate of the two extremes of soil-moisture content.