GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

GROUNDWATER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Water percolates downward until it reaches the aquifer where it becomes trapped in cracks, crevasse and fractured stone. Which layer is this within an aquifer?
A
saturated zone
B
unsaturated zone
C
surface
D
atmosphere
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This movement of water underground is called groundwater flow.

Detailed explanation-2: -The process of precipitation replenishing the groundwater supply is known as recharge.

Detailed explanation-3: -Infiltration and percolation Water infiltrates the soil by moving through the surface. Percolation is the movement of water through the soil itself. Finally, as the water percolates into the deeper layers of the soil, it reaches ground water, which is water below the surface.

Detailed explanation-4: -Groundwater recharge or deep drainage or deep percolation is a hydrologic process, where water moves downward from surface water to groundwater. Recharge is the primary method through which water enters an aquifer.

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