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| water that flows across the earth's surface |
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| is contained in open spaces |
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| way of meauring pore space in soil and rock |
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| movement of water through porous rock and/or soil. |
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| ability of rock soil to have water and other fluids flow through it |
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| underground storage place for groundwater. It is often stored within permeable rock |
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| highest level in an aquifr where the pores are full of water, separates the zone of saturation from the zone of aeration |
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| surface area above an aquifer where precipitation falls, and eventually percolates down into the porous |
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| well that is drilled into an aquifer where the groundwater is underpressure |
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| plac where the wat table meets the earth;s surface and the groundwater seeps out on the surface |
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| salty water, a salty solution |
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| passage of water through a plant from the roots through th vascular system |
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| that has been used in the house |
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| circulated through water to remove gases and make it look better by bringing the water into contact with the atmosphere |
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| water that is polluted with pollutants |
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| land that is naturally wet all the time |
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| a large body of water that has connecting creeks |
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| objects that can pollute the environment |
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| dos not have many cracks, so no groundwater can pass through |
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| where cracks underground are filled with water |
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| the 4th stagein water treatment |
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| largest aquifer in the United States |
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