A confined aquifer is defined as

a. an aquifer that traps porous rocks between layers of less permeable substrate.
b. an aquifer that traps porous rocks under one layer of less permeable substrate.
c. an aquifer with porous rocks resting on bedrock.
d. an aquifer with no upper layer.


Answer: A

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