Question

19. a) A man digging the ground near a water body found that the soul was
digging deeper and deeper, he reached a level where all the spaces between particles of soil
and gaps between rocks were filled with water. What is this trapped water in between the rocks
named as? What is the upper layer of this trapped water known as?
b) List down any two causes of depletion of this water-layer.​

Answer 1

Answer:

groundwater.,D. water limit. The upper limit of the groundwater is known as the water table. As the man digs deeper, the level where all the spaces between particles of soil and gaps between rocks were filled with water is known as the water table.

Answer 2

Answer:

(B) Water shortages

Poor farming practices, deforestation, and pollution are major causes of water resource depletion due to contamination, wastage, and the destruction of natural water catchment areas.