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Which statement explains what happens at the water table?

Water rises to a place above the surface where people can collect it and use it for drinking water.
Materials such as clay or granite prevent water from seeping into the ground at the water table.
A boundary forms between an area filled with water and an area with both moisture and air.
Water from rivers, lakes, and streams seeps into the ground and saturates it to reach the water table.

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"A boundary forms between an area filled with water and an area with both moisture and air."

Explanation: the water table is the top of the saturated zone where all pore spaces are filled with water, above which the soil/rock is the unsaturated (moisture + air) zone.