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What is an aeration zone?

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Bobo192

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10y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

An aeration zone is a portion of the lithosphere in which permeable rock is not filled by water under hydrostatic pressure.

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Is the zone of saturation above the zone of aeration?

No, the zone of saturation is below the zone of aeration in the ground. The zone of saturation is where all spaces between soil particles are filled with water, while the zone of aeration is where there are air pockets between the soil particles.


Is the zone of aeration above the zone of saturation?

Yes, the zone of aeration is located above the zone of saturation. The zone of aeration contains spaces filled with both air and water, whereas the zone of saturation is where all available spaces are filled with water.


What is upper surface of the zone of saturation?

the zone of aeration


Which is the layer underground where there are no empty spaces for a water or air to fill in?

Impermeable Rock


What is the boundary between the zone of saturation and zone of aeration?

the answer is the water table.


What three major layers rainwater touch in order to reach an aquifer?

1.surface layer 2.zone of aeration 3.zone of saturation


What divides the Aeration zone and Saturation zone?

The water table acts as the boundary between the aeration zone and saturation zone. Below the water table, the pores are fully saturated with water, while above the water table, there is both air and water in the soil pores.


Why is the zone of aeration sensitive?

h2so4 - hydrogen sulfide is what is being released during the aeration process - poisonous.


What is the aquifer zone that lies between the water table and the surface called?

aeration zone


The unsaturated zone above the water table is also known as?

The unsaturated zone is also known as Zone of Aeration.


What is the boundary of where the zone of aeration and saturation meet?

The water table.


What is the relationship between the zone of saturation the zone of aeration and the water table?

they are all in the location of underwater.