Explain how water seeps through the surface of the Earth and gets stored as groundwater. Class 7

Explain how water seeps through the surface of the Earth and gets stored as groundwater. Class 7

Explain how water seeps through the surface of the Earth and gets stored as groundwater. Class 7

Answer:

Water seeps through the surface of the Earth by gradually passing through the soil and porous rocks. This process is known as infiltration. This water that seeps through gets stored in the pore spaces of sediments and the openings in rocks beneath the surface as groundwater. The underground layers of sediments and rocks that store water in pore space are called aquifers.