Question

Give one word for the following:

The reservoir of water below the Earth's surface is called

Answer 1

• Part of the rainwater goes into the Earth until it meets the hard rock. The water cannot go below this hard rock and hence it goes on accumulating and forms a reservoir. This reservoir of water over the hard rock below the Earth's surface is called underground water.

Sources of underground water: Handpumps, wells, borewells, tube wells, etc. are the sources of underground water.