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asked Sep 5, 2023 in Irrigation Engineering by Carter (75.2k points)

Deep vertical movement of water in the ground is called as ____________________

(a) infiltration

(b) percolation

(c) runoff

(d) seepage

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answered Sep 16, 2023 by Greg (106k points)

Correct choice is (b) percolation

To elaborate: Infiltration is the process by which the water seeps into the surface strata of the earth to meet soil moisture deficiencies. Percolation is the deep vertical movement of water in the ground.

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