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Surface Water |
fresh water on Earth's land surface |
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River System |
As streams and rivers move across the land, they form the system known as the river system |
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Watershed |
The area of land that is drained by a river |
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Groundwater |
Water beneath the Earth's surface in sediment and rock formation |
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Aquifer |
An underground formation that contains groundwater |
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Porosity |
The percentage of the total volume of a rock that has spaces (pores) |
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Permeability |
The ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow through it |
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Recharge Zone |
An area of the Earth's surface from which water percolates down into an auifer |
