Question

Rainwater seeps down through the soil and gets collected to form__________.

• A. Surface water
• B. Runoff water
• C. Groundwater
• D. Freshwater

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Groundwater

The explanation for the correct answer:
(C) Groundwater:

• Rainwater seeps down through the soil and gets collected to form groundwater.
• Water table, also called groundwater table, upper level of an underground surface in which the soil or rocks are permanently saturated with water.
• The seepage of rainwater through the surface of the soil is called infiltration.

The explanation for the incorrect answer:

(A) Surface-water:

• Surface water is any body of water found on the Earth's surface, including both the saltwater in the ocean and the fresh water in rivers, streams, and lakes.

(B) Runoff water:

• The rainwater that falls on land flows into low-lying areas like ponds, rivers, lakes, etc. This water that flows off is called runoff water.

(D) Freshwater:

• Water that is not salty, for instance, water found in lakes, streams, and rivers, but not the ocean.
• Also used to refer to things living in or related to freshwater

Hence, Option(C) is correct.