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12 Cards in this Set
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Water cycle |
Movement of water between the atmosphere and the earth's surface |
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Groundwater
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Water that sinks into the ground
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Runoff
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Water that runs over the earth's surface and floes into streams |
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Porous
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Containing many spaces through which air and water can move. |
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Water table
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Top of the ground water layer
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Spring
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Place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground
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Geyser
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Place where hot ground water and steam blast into the air
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Sinkhole
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Funnel shaped depression that results when the roof of a cave collapses
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Tributary
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River that joins another river of equal or greater size
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Drainage basin
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Land area that is drained by a river and its tributaries
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Divide
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Ridge that separates drainage basins |
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Reservoir |
Artificial lake created by placing a dam across a river
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