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18 Cards in this Set
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Divide
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a ridge or continuous line of high land, from which water flows to one side or the other
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Permeable
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type of material that water can flow through
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Turnover
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the rising and sinking of cold and warm water layers in a lake
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Artisan Well
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a well in which water flows upward because of pressure beneath the surface
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Water Table
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the highest part in the ground that is saturated, or completely filled with water
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Eutrophication
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the increase of nutrients in a lake or pond
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Freshwater
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water that is not salty and has little or no taste, color, or smell
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Aquifer
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an underground layer of permeable rock that contains water
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Water Cycle
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the continuous movement of water through the environment of Earth.
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Precipitation
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water that falls from clouds
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Spring
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water that flows from the ground where the surface of land dips below the water table
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Groundwater
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water held underground
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Salt water
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water that contains dissolved salts and other minerals
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Impermeable
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type of material that does not let water flow through it
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Condensation
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the process in which water vapor in the atmosphere becomes liquid
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Drainage Basin
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the area into which all the water between divides flow
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Iceberg
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mass of ice floating in the ocean
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Evaporation
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the change of water from liquid to a solid
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