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Groundwater BAB
Water Cycle Vocab
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6th Grade
04/28/2011

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Term
Aquifer
Definition
Is a underground storage place for ground water, it is often stored within permeable rock.
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Water Pollution
Definition
Things(items)that are added to the water to harm it.
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GroundWater
Definition
Containd in open space (pores) of soil and rock.
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Surface Water
Definition
Water flowing or standing on the surface of earth, such as in lakes or steams.
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Wetlands
Definition
A wetland are lands that are lands that are always wet and controls plants and animals that live there.
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Porosity
Definition
The way water (liquid) can go though pebles or gravel, etc.
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Recharge Zone
Definition
A recharge zone is the surface area above aquifer where precipitation falls, and eventually percolates dpwn into the porous rock of the aquifer.
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Recharge
Definition
The process by which groundwater is absorbed into an aquifer.
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Saline
Definition
A natural deposit of common other soluble salt.
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Water Shed
Definition
An area where all water is drained to a spicific area.
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Filtration
Definition
The act or process of filtering.
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Impermeble
Definition
Not allowing the passage of a fluid through interstices.
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Potable
Definition
Water you can Drink.
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Aeration
Definition
First step in water treatvment. Air is circulated through the water to remove odorous gases and make it look better by bringing the water into contact with the atmosphere. Somtimes caustic soda, or lime is added to adjust the acid level of the water.
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Permeable
Definition
Is the allowing passage, especially of fluids.
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Non- potable
Definition
Means that not fit to drink.
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Accumulation
Definition
The underground movement of oil and gas into porous rock formation, where large reserves.
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Permeabilty
Definition
the ability of rock/soil to have water and other fluids flow through it.
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Water Table
Definition
The highest level in an aquifer where the pores are full of water , seperates the zone of aeration.
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Percoleration
Definition
the movement of water through porus rock and soil.
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Runoff
Definition
water that flows across the earth's surface.
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Artesian well
Definition
well that is drilled into an aquifer where the groundwater is under pressure.
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Artesian spring
Definition
A place where the water table meets the earths surface and ground water seeps out on the surface.
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Transpiration
Definition
The passage of water throgh.
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Water pollution
Definition
Things added to the water to harm it.
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