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The underground layer of material that allows water to move through very easily is known as ______.


A

Aquitard

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Water table

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C

Aquifer

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Ground water

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Solution

The correct option is C

Aquifer


An aquifer is a body of saturated rock through which water can easily move. Aquifers must be both permeable and porous and include rocks such as sandstone, conglomerate, fractured limestone and unconsolidated sand and gravel.


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