Physical Science (12th Edition), Standalone Book
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ISBN: 9781260150544
Author: Bill W. Tillery
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
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Chapter 24, Problem 11AC
The surface of the boundary between the zone of saturation and the zone above is called the
a. water table.
b. permeable zone.
c. impermeable zone.
d. groundwater table.
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