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Define aquifer. Explain whether water in an aquifer is an exhaustible or nonexhaustible resource.
 
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Question 2

Identify and describe the three zones of groundwater supply.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

An aquifer is an area where water is trapped in water-saturated rock or sand. In human terms it is an exhaustible
resource because it is replenished much more slowly than we can use it.



Answer to Question 2

The three zones are surface water, aeration, and groundwater.


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