EARTH SCIENCE
GROUNDWATER
Question
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Saturated Zone
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Unsaturated Zone
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Water
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Muddy Area
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Detailed explanation-1: -Water Table. 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: -Groundwater is found in two zones. The unsaturated zone, immediately below the land surface, contains water and air in the open spaces, or pores. The saturated zone, a zone in which all the pores and rock fractures are filled with water, underlies the unsaturated zone.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Unsaturated Zone is the region under ground where water hasn’t filled the spaces between soil and sediment.
Detailed explanation-4: -Groundwater can be divide into two major zones: unsaturated and saturated.
Detailed explanation-5: -The vadose water is further subdivided into three zones, i.e., soil water zone, intermediate zone and capillary zone.