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| permeable layer of rock and sediment that stores and carries gound water in enough water to fill wells |
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| arrangement of a permeable layer of rock sandwhich between 2 layers of impermeable rock |
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| gound water rises because water molecules are attracted to soil particles |
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| large underground chamber |
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| stored soil water is gone and the need for moisture is greater than the rainfall |
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| a hot spring that intermittently shoots columns of hot water and steam into the air |
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| water that is stored in the ground |
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| topography characterized by sinkholes, sinkhole ponds, lost rivers, and underground drainage, forms in area with bedrock made of calcite, dolomite, or other minerals taht dissolve easily |
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| minerals left behind when groundwater that contains minerals cools or evaporates |
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| a well dug or drilled down to the water table |
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| rate in which water or other liquids passes through the pore spaces of rock |
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| percent of a material's volume that is pore space |
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| refilling of soil water supply at times when plants need little moisture |
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| a small stream of water whose source is groundwater that has reached the surface |
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| condition of having rainfall greater than the need for moisture when the soil is already saturated |
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| condition where plants draw water from the soil at times when the need for moisture is greater than the rainfall |
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| the income and spending of water in an region |
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| surface below which the ground is saturated with water |
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