Question

Gideon noted that 3 inches of rain has fallen on his patio overnight the following Day scientist measured and found that the water table header only gained 1 inch of water what explains the difference in water amount?

A. The water table rests on bedrock and the water is absorbed by bedrock immediately after contact .

B. The water in the water table evaporated very quickly.

C. High winds caused an error in measurement.

D. Most of the water is absorbed by soil and plants and never reaches the water table.

Answer 1

D. Most of the water is absorbed by soil and plants and doesn't reach the water table. However, the source of water in thento  water table is definitely from surface water but as it percolates into the ground, if it is a porous rocky or gravelly surface it should show up as perhaps a ssimilar amount of water, but if it goes through soil with more silt and clay and with tree roots, then some of it will get absorbed.