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Water D.K.
water cycle vocab
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Science
6th Grade
04/28/2011

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Water shed
Definition
where all the water flows to one source
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wetlands
Definition
naturally land always wet
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groundwater
Definition
contained in the open spaces of soil and rock
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runoff
Definition
water that flows across the earths surface
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porosity
Definition
a way of measuring pore space in soil and rock
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permeability
Definition
the ability of rock and soil to have water and other fluids flow through it
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percolation
Definition
the movement of water through poros rock and or soil
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aquifer
Definition
underground storage place for groundwater
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water table
Definition
the highest level in an aquifer where the pores are full of water
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recharge zone
Definition
the surface area above an aquifer
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artesian well
Definition
a 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 suface
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potable
Definition
drinkable
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non potable
Definition
not drinkable
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saline
Definition
salty water
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accumalation
Definition
the collected totality of water in the ocean
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transpiration
Definition
the passage of water through a plant from the roots
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surface water
Definition
water on the earths surface
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aeration
Definition
first step in water treatment
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filtration
Definition
fourth step in water treatment
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impereable
Definition
not allowing water to pass through
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percolation
Definition
when plants give off water
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water pollution
Definition
pollutants that come from the ground
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pollutants
Definition
polluting objects
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