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Groundwater HH
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6th Grade
04/25/2011

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Term
wastewater
Definition
water wasted for household uses
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surface water
Definition
water flowing or standing on the surface of earth, such as lakes or streams
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recharge
Definition
the process by which groundwater is absorbed into an aquifer
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transpiration
Definition
the passage of water through a plant from the roots through the vascular system to the atomosphere
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acumulation
Definition
the collected totallyof water in the ocean
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saline
Definition
salty water, a salty solution
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non-potable
Definition
not fit to drink
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potble
Definition
fit to drink
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geyser
Definition
a hot spring that erupts per iodical shooting hot water and steam into the air
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artesian spring
Definition
aplace where the water table meets the earth's surface and the groundwater seeps out on the surface
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atesian well
Definition
a well that is drilled into an aquifer where the groundwater is under pressure
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recharge zone
Definition
the surface area above an aquifer where precipitation falls, and eventually perculatesdown into the porous rock of the aquifer
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water table
Definition
highest level in an aquifer where the pores are full of water and it seperates the zone of saturation from the zone of aeration
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aquifer
Definition
underground storage place for groundwater and it is often stored withen permeable rock
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percolation
Definition
the movement of water through porous rock and/or soil
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permeable
Definition
has connected pores and cracks that allows groundwater to flow through it
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tributary
Definition
a stream that flows to a larger stream or other body of water
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water pollution
Definition
pollution of the water
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estuary
Definition
the tidal mouth of a river, where the tide meets the stream
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pollutants
Definition
a substance or condition that contaminates air, water, or soil. Pollutants can be artificial substances, such as pesticides and PCBs, or naturally occurring substances, such as oil or carbon dioxide, that occur in harmful concentrations in a given environment. Heat transmitted to natural waterways through warm-water discharge from power plants and uncontained radioactivity from nuclear wastes are also considered pollutants
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saturation
Definition
the state or process that occurs when no more of something can be absorbed, combined with, or added
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permeability
Definition
the abilty og rock to have water and other fluid flow through it
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porosity
Definition
is away of measuring pore space in rock and soil
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runoff
Definition
water that flows across the earth's surface
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grounwater
Definition
is contained in the open space of soil and rock
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watershed
Definition
a dranege place were water flows into a lake, stream, or river
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wetland
Definition
are lands that are always wet and control what plants and animals that live there
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