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An aquifuge differs from an aquiclude in

  • A.storing water but not transmitting it
  • B.transmitting water freely but not storing any
  • C.storing and transmitting water freely
  • D.neither storing nor transmitting water

Answer: D

Correct answer: neither storing nor transmitting water

The two terms mark different failures. An aquiclude, such as clay, is porous and stores a great deal of water but will not transmit it. An aquifuge, such as unweathered unfractured granite or massive quartzite, has essentially no void space at all, so it neither holds water nor passes it. Both act as barriers to flow; only the aquiclude contains water while doing so.

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