Question

Ground water is an important source of drinking water especially in Florida. The water is found in an underground reservoir called a /an A) aquifer. B) hydrofer. C) tide pool. D) riparian zone.

Answer 1

The water found in an underground reservoir is called an aquifer 

Answer 2

Answer:

Option (A)

Explanation:

An aquifer refers to a rock layer under the surface of the earth that has the capacity to store water and at the same time it also allows sufficient amount of water to pass through the interconnected pore spaces, and gets mix up with the groundwater. They contain both the property of porosity and permeability.  

These are the areas of high infiltration. The aquifers are generally of 2 types. They are-

(1) Confined aquifer

(2) Unconfined aquifer

Thus, the groundwater is obtained from the aquifers in Florida and are used for drinking purpose.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A).