Question : In places, the groundwater is stored between layers of hard rock below the water table. This is known as ______.
Option 1: a well
Option 2: an aquifer
Option 3: a lake
Option 4: a pond
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Correct Answer: an aquifer
Solution : The correct answer is an aquifer .
An aquifer is an underground layer of porous rock or sediment that stores and retains groundwater levels in the soil. These are the huge storehouses of water. Aquifers are used for commercial, industrial and agricultural drinking water supply.
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