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What is the water table?

A. the bedrock beneath an aquifer

B. a flat area where standing water evaporates

C. a confined aquifer

D. the top of a saturated aquifer

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The water table is the upper surface of the zone of saturation. The zone of saturation is where the pores and fractures of the ground are saturated with water. The water table is the surface where the water pressure head is equal to the atmospheric pressure.

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Answer:

D. the top of a saturated aquifer

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