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17 Cards in this Set
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this well's sources rock is located between 2 impermeable layers, pumps water that contains dissolved minerals, and receives its water from a great distance
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artesian well
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wind, glaciers, water, and gravity
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sources of erosion
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primary source of beach sand weathering
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abrasion
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process of iron tuning into rust
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oxidation
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upper boundary of the zone of saturation
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water table
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process that causes caves, sinkholes, and caverns to form
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carbonation
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the primary product of weathering
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soil
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feature that occurs when the water table drops near a well
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cone of saturation
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physical breakdown of rock
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mechanical weathering
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dead decaying organic material
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leaching
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Zone where all of the pore spaces of a rock are filled with water
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Zone of saturation
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Sediment that remains in suspension the longest: even in still water
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clay
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source or storage are for groundwater
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aquifer
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Renews freshwater on earth
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water or hydrologic
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how freely water flows through a rock
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permeability
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3% of earth water
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freshwater
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zone where all of the pore spaces are filled with air
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zone of aeration
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