Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below. There is a downward limit to which water can descend because porosity and permeability decrease downward in Earth

A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
C) The assertion is correct but the reason is incorrect.
D) The assertion is incorrect but the reason is correct.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.


Answer: A

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