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When there is an increase in the atmospheric pressure, the water level in a well penetrating a confined aquifer

When there is an increase in the atmospheric pressure, the water level in a well penetrating a confined aquifer Correct Answer decreases

Explanation:

Confiner aquifer:

(i) It is confined between two impervious layers (Ex. Aquiclude or Aquifuge). Overlying layer act as a layer confining the underlying aquifer, so it is called confined aquifer.

(ii) The water in the confined aquifer is not direct contactt with the atmosphere, so the water within a confined aquifer occurs under pressure (confined pressure), which is greater than atmospheric pressure.

(iii) When it is pierced by a well, the water rises in the well due to the release of pressure, the level up to which water will rise in the well is known as potentiometric level (piezometric level)

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