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11 Cards in this Set
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Definition: porosity
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the volume of open spaces in rock or soil
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Definition: permeability
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a measure of a material's ability to transmit water
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Definition: aquitards
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Impermeable beds that hinder or prevent groundwater movement
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Definition: aquifers
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Rock or soil through which groundwater moves easily
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Definition: spring
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A flow of groundwater that emerges naturally at the ground surface
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Definition: hot spring
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A spring in which the water is 6-9 degrees Celsius (10-15 degrees Fahrenheit)warmer than the mean annual air temperature of its locality
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Definition: geysers
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A fountain of hot water ejected periodically
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Definition: well
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An opening bored into the zone of saturation
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Definition: drawdown
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The difference in height between the bottom of a cone of depression and the original height of the water table
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Definition: cone of depression
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a cone shaped depression in the water table immediately surrounding a well
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Definition: artesian well
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a well in which the water rises above the level where it was initially encountered
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