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| An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, silt, or clay) from which groundwater can be usefully extracted using a water well. |
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Artesian Formation [image] |
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| Sloping layer of permeable rock sandwiched between two layers of impermeable rock and exposed at the surface. |
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Evapotranspiration [image] |
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| Process by which water enters the atmosphere; evaporation and transpiration combined. |
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A geyser is a hot spring characterized by intermittent discharge of water ejected turbulently and accompanied by a vapour phase (steam). |
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| Rock or sediment through which water cannot flow. |
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| The ease with which water flows through the open spaces in a rock or sediment. |
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| Precentage of open space in a rock or sediment. |
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| Part of the water budget. |
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| Periods of water usage, deficit, recharge and surplus are controlled by the storage of groundwater. |
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| The soil-water budget is a simple accounting scheme used to predict soil-water storage, evaporation, and water surplus. |
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| The Earth's water is always in movement, and the water cycle, also known as the hydrologic cycle, describes the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth. |
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| The water table is the level at which the ground water pressure is equal to atmospheric pressure. |
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