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| the upper surface of underground water; the upper boundary of the zone of saturation |
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| a body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater |
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| the percentage of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces |
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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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| an area in which water travels downward to become part of an aquifier |
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| a spring whose water flows from a crack in the cap rock over the aquifier |
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| the upper surface of the zone of saturation |
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| name a feature that is formed by underground erosion |
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| name 2 features that are formed by underground deposition |
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| stalagmites, stalactities, and dripstone columns |
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| what type of weathering process causes underground erosion? |
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