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14 Cards in this Set
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transpiration
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biologic activity of plants; water escapes form the leaves of plants and enters the atmosphere
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infiltration
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the process that let's water into the ground
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permeability
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the ability of water to flow through rock or soil
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aquifers
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the material that water can reside in or flow through
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saturated soil
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all pores are filled with water
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water table
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the top surface of the subterranean water storage
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capillarity
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some water gets drawn upward against the pull of gravity by a "sucking" effect of the pores themselves
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spring
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spot where water table emerges from the ground and water flows out
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artesian well
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water shoots upward under natural pressure
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water budget
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a mathematical model that is used to describe the type of climate an area has
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evaporation
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the process by which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas as the substance absorbs energy
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dew point
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the temperature at which the air is saturated with water vapor
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zone of saturation
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the part of the rock and soil where all available spaces are filled with water
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zone of aeration
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the part of the rock and soil where most available spaces are filled with air
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