An aquifer is ________.

a.) a layer or stratum in which groundwater flows downward to the water table
b.) an unsaturated, influent-flow bed or stratum below a spring
c.) the porous and permeable, saturated cone of depression in an aquitard
d.) a saturated, porous, and permeable layer or stratum


Ans: d.) a saturated, porous, and permeable layer or stratum

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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