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| the unending cycle of earths water |
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| liquid water turns to water vapor |
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| water vapor turns to liquid |
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| the passage of water through a plant from the roots through the vascular system to the atmosphere. |
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| process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil |
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| something that drains or flows off |
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| any geological formation containing or conducting ground water, especially one that supplies the water for wells, springs, etc. |
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| Salt water intrusion occurs in coastal freshwater aquifers when the different densities of both the saltwater and freshwater allow the ocean water to intrude into the freshwater aquifer. |
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| a metal that enters water supply |
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| the area of land drained by a river and its branches. |
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| the region or area drained by a river, stream, etc.; drainage area. |
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| a divide separating river systems that flow to opposite sides of a continent. |
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| land that has a wet and spongy soil, as a marsh, swamp, or bog. |
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| an arm or inlet of the sea at the lower end of a river. |
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| water that has been used in washing, flushing, manufacturing, etc.; sewage. |
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| leftover water from a storm |
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| the process by which a body of water becomes enriched in dissolved nutrients (as phosphates) that stimulate the growth of aquatic plant life usually resulting in the depletion of dissolved oxygen |
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| amount of salt in the water |
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