Author Question: An aquifer bounded above and below by impermeable layers of rock and clay is called a(n) A) ... (Read 35 times)

saraeharris · **on:** Jul 13, 2018

An aquifer bounded above and below by impermeable layers of rock and clay is called a(n)

A) spring.
B) unconfined aquifer.
C) confined aquifer.
D) water table.
E) artesian well.

Question 2

If one were to map a vertical profile of groundwater resources, which of the following is correct order from top to bottom of an unconfined aquifer?

A) zone of aeration--water table--zone of saturation--impermeable rock
B) zone of saturation--water table--zone of aeration--impermeable rock
C) zone of aeration--zone of saturation--water table--impermeable rock
D) water table--zone of aeration--zone of saturation--impermeable rock
E) impermeable rock--zone of aeration--water table--zone of saturation