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18 Cards in this Set
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A continuous movement of water among Earth's atmosphere, oceans, & land surface through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
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Water Cycle
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Any form of water that falls from clouds & reaches Earth's surface.
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Precipitation
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Water that fills cracks & spaces in underground soil & rock layers.
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Groundwater
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Small stream or smaller river that feeds into a main river.
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Tributary
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Land area that supplies water to a river system.
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Watershed
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Ridge of land that seperates one watershed from another.
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Divide
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Place where an organism lives & where it obtains all the things it needs to survive.
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Habitat
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Lake that stores water for human use.
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Reservoir
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Land area that's covered w/ a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year.
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Wetland
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Characteristics of a material that's full of tiny, connected air spaces that water can seep through.
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Permeable
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Characteristics of a material, such as clay & granite, through which water does not easily pass.
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Impermeable
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Layer of permeable rocks or soil in which the cracks & pores are totally filled with water.
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Saturated Zone
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Layer of rocks & soil above the water table in which the pores contain air as well as water.
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Unstaturated Zone
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Top of the saturated zone, or depth, to the groundwater under Earth's surface.
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Water Table
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Place where underground water flows to the surface.
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Spring
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An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water.
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Aquifer
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A well in which water rises b/c of pressure within the aquifer.
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Artisan Well
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A fountain of water & steam that builds up pressure underground & erupts at regular intervals.
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Geyser
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