The unsaturated zone is the portion of the subsurface above the groundwater table. The soil and rock in this zone contains air as well as water in its pores. ... Unlike the aquifers of the saturated zone below, the unsaturated zone is not a source of readily available water for human consumption
Fossils are fundamental to the geologic time scale. The names of most of the eons and eras end in zoic, because these time intervals are often recognized on the basis of animal life. Rocks formed during the Proterozoic Eon may have fossils of relative simple organisms, such as bacteria, algae, and wormlike animals
I think that work is being done on the books because they are being moved to their proper location and they will be sorted properly rather than lying on a table. Without lifting or carrying, you could sort the books by their genre or title name on the bookshelf so it will be sorted much more efficiently.
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