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What is the process caleed when plants release water vapor from their leaves?
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Tranpiration
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What is an aquifer?
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An underground place filled with loose rocks for storing freshwater
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How are wells formed?
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Wells are formed by digging a stone hole into the ground beneath the water table of an aquifer
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What is a water table?
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The imaginary line above the area filled with water
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What is the saturated zone?
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The zone underground that is filled with water that can be above the aquifer
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What is the unsaturated zone?
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The zone that is not filled with water above the water table
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What is an artesian well?
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A new well that is next to a old dried out well that is filled up to the top because of water pressure
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