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moongchi

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Match the word with the correct definition.
 
  A) Rock or regolith that can store and transmit water but is contained between two impermeable layers
  B) Rock or regolith that can store and transmit water and receives its recharge directly from the atmosphere
  C) Impermeable layer that prevents flow
 
  1) Aquitard
  2) Confined aquifer
  3) Unconfined aquifer

Question 2

Undulations of the water table mimic those of the ground surface. What would happen to those undulations in the water table if all rain were to cease?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

Answers: 1) C 2) A 3) B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: The water table would become flat.



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