FORESTRY
ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
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Question
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An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water
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watershed
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groundwater
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permeability
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aquifer
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -An aquifer is a body of rock and/or sediment that holds groundwater. Groundwater is the word used to describe precipitation that has infiltrated the soil beyond the surface and collected in empty spaces underground. There are two general types of aquifers: confined and unconfined.
Detailed explanation-2: -Groundwater percolates downward through the regolith which is a layer of weathered rock, alluvium, colluvium, and soil to fractures in underlying bedrock. The water moves from highland recharge areas to discharge areas, such as springs and streams at lower altitudes.
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