Groundwater
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Example:
Imagine trying to keep your house cool on a hot summer day by using thick curtains to block out the sun. Just as those curtains absorb and store the sunlight's heat, preventing it from making your house uncomfortably warm, groundwater acts similarly by storing rain and melted snow within the underground soil and rock. In this analogy, the thick curtains represent the underground layers of soil and rock that absorb and retain the water, while the sunlight represents the rain and melted snow being captured and stored for future use, keeping the environment balanced and hydrated.
Practice Version
Groundwater: Rain and melted snow that is stored in underground soil and rock. Groundwater. Groundwater is the water found beneath the Earth's surface in spaces between soil and rocks.