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| the change of state from a liquid to a gas |
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| the change of state from a gas to a liquid |
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| any form of water that falls to Earth's surface from the clouds |
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| precipitation that flows over land (or "runs off")into streams and rivers. This water later enters oceans. |
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| the continuous movement of water between the atmosphere, the land and the oceans |
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| precipitation stored below the ground |
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| the upper surface of underground water, the upper boundary of the zone of saturation |
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| a stream that flows into a lake or into a larger stream |
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| the area of land that is drained by a river system |
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| the boundary between drainage areas that flow in opposite directions |
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| a body of rock or sediment that stores ground water and allows the flow of ground water |
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| amount of open spaces in a layer of rock |
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| the ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through its open spaces or pores |
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| ground surface where water enters the aquifer |
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| a spring whose water flows from a crack in the cap rock over the acquifer |
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