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| The collected totality of water in the ocean |
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| first step in water treatment. Air is circulated through the water to remove odorous gases and make it look better by bringing the water into contact with the atmosphere |
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| underground storage place for groundwater. It is often stored within permeable rock. |
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| A place where the water table meets the earth's surface and groundwater seeps out on the surface |
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| A well that is drilled into an aquifer where the groundwater is under pressure |
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| Fourth step in water treatment. Water remaining at the top of the tank after the sediments have settled out is pumped through a filter to remove any unsettled pieces |
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| a hot spring that erupts periodically shooting hot water and steam into the air |
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| Contained in the open space(pores) of soil and rock |
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| the ablity of rock/soil that does not allow fluids to flow through it |
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| The movement of water through poous rock and/or siol |
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| the ability of rock/soil to have water and other fluids flow through it |
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| a waste material that pollutes air, water or soil, and causes pollution. |
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| a way of measuring pore space in soil and rock |
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| the surface area above the aquifer where precipitation falls, and eventualy percolates down into the porous rock of the aquifer |
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| Water that flows across te earth's surface |
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| Salty water; a salty solution |
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| Water flowing or standing on the surface of Earth, such as in lakes or streams |
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| The passage of water through a plant from the roots through the vascular system to the atmoshere |
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| A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a main river or lake |
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| Water pollution is the contamination of bodies of water |
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| The highest level in an aquifer where the pores are full of water; separates the zone of saturation from the zone of aeration |
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| a drainage that flows into a lake, stream, or certain place |
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| lands that are always wet and control what animals live in it |
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