Imagine you are digging a hole when the hole suddenly starts to fill with water.What have you found?
A)the capillary zone
B)the vadose zone
C)the water table
D)an aquitard

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The sudden filling of water in a hole indicates that the hole has reached the water table, which is the top surface of the saturated zone where the groundwater level intersects with the land surface. Option A (capillary zone) refers to the zone above the water table where water is held by capillary action. Option B (vadose zone) is the unsaturated zone above the water table, where soil water is held by tension. Option D (aquitard) is a layer of impermeable rock or sediment that restricts the flow of groundwater.

Imagine You Are Digging a Hole When the Hole Suddenly