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1. the top of the saturated zone, or depth to the groundwater under Earth's surface	A. unsaturated zone
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2. the process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to the gaseous state	B. tributary
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3. the area of permeable rock or soil in which the cracks and pores are totally filled with water	C. impermeable
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4. a mixture that forms when one substance dissolves another	D. water cycle
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5. the process by which plants give off water vapor through their leaves	E. specific heat
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6. a stream or smaller river that feeds into a main river	F. watershed
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7. the tightness across the surface of water that is caused by the polar molecules pulling on one another	G. divide
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8. the process by which nutrients in a lake build up over time and cause an increase in the growth of algea	H. polar molecule
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9. a ridge of land that separates one watershed from another	I. saturated zone
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10. the process by which plants use water, along with carbon dioxide and energy from the sun, to make their own food	J. artesian well
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11. water that falls to the Earth rain, snow, hail or sleet	K. surface tension
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12. a molecule that has electrically charged areas.	L. groundwater
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13. the land area that supplies water to a river system	M. solution
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14. a characteristic of materials, such as sand and gravel, through which water easily passes	N. transpiration
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15. the amount of heat needed to increase the temperature of a certain mass of a substance by 1 degree Celsius	O. photosynthesis
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16. a well in which water rises because of pressure within the aquifer	P. water table
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17. the continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back	Q. evaporation
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18. a characteristic of materials, such as clay and granite, through which water does not easily pass	R. permeable
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19. the layer of rocks and soil above the water table in which the pores contain air as well as water	S. precipitation
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20. water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers	T. eutrophication
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