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The groundwater stored between the layers of hard rock below the water table is known as:

A

Water level

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Water table

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Aquifer

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Infiltration

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Solution

The correct option is C
Aquifer

The groundwater stored between the layers of hard rock below the water table is known as acquifer.

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