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| water found underground in prous layers of rocks and soils |
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| underground storage place for groundwater,often stored within permeable rock |
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| water flowing or standing on the surface of Earth, such as in lakes or streams |
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| ability of rock/soil to have water and other fluids flow through it, has connected pores and cracks that allows groundwater to flow through it |
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| a drainage that all water flows into; like a lake, stream, or river |
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| when air circulates through water to remove odorous gases and make it look better by bringing the water into contact with the atmosphere |
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| lands that are always wet and control what plants and animals live there |
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| a way of measuring pore space in soil and water |
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| rock that has connected pores and cracks that allows groundwater to flow through it |
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| surface area above aquifer where precipatation falls, and eventually percolates down into the porios rock of the aquifer |
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| salty water; a salty solution |
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| fourth step in water treatment; water remaining at the top of the tank after the sediments have settled out is pumped through a filter to remove any unsettled pieces |
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| the collect totality of water in the ocean |
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| the passage of water through a plant from the roots through the vascular system to the atosphere |
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| the process by which groundwater is absorbed into an aquifer |
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| not allowing the passage of a fluid through intersections |
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| the highest level in a aquifer where the pores are full of water seperates the zone of saturation from the zone of aeration |
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| the movement of water through porous rok and/or soil |
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| a well that's drilled into an aquifer where the ground water is under pressure |
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| a place where the water table meets the earth |
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| a hot spring that erupts periodically shooting hot water and steam into the air |
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| water that flows across the Earth's suface |
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| water that has been used in washing, flushing, manufacturing, and other household, commerical, and industry uses; sewage |
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