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| layer of permeable rock that allows water to flow through |
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| a well in which water rises to the surface under pressure |
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| underground opening formed in rock |
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| costal land with rocks and cliffs but a little sand |
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| the broad, flat valley formed by a meandering stream |
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| hot spring that errupts periodically and shoots water and steam into the air |
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| water that soaks into the ground and collects in pores and empty spaces |
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| sand deposits that lay parallel the shore but are seperated from the mainland |
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| describles materials that water cannot pass through |
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| broad, C-shaped curve in a river or stream, formed by erosion of its outer bank |
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| describes soil and rock with connecting pores through which water can flow |
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| results when a rill channel becomes broader and deeper |
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| forms when the water table meets Earth's surface |
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| begins when a small stream forms during a heavy rain |
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| deposits of sediment that are parallel to the shore |
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| current that runs parallel to the shoreline, is caused by waves colliding with the shore at slight angles, and moves tons of loose sediment |
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| the area where all of the pores in the rock are filled with water |
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| calcite formation hanging from the CEILING of a cave |
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| the deposit formed when river water empty onto a flat, open plain |
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| land area from which a river or stream collects runoff (bathtub) |
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| any rainwater that does not soak into the ground or evaporate but flows over Earth's surface |
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| upper surface of the zone of saturation |
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| Calcite formation on the FLOOR of a cave (you MIGHT step on it) |
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