What term describes the boundary separating the saturated zone of groundwater from the unsaturated zone above it?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. the water table
- Step 1: The water table is the upper surface of the zone of saturation, where pore water pressure equals atmospheric pressure. Answer: the water table. Why not the others: Aquitard is an impermeable layer; cone of depression is caused by pumping.
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