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Aquifer
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A body of rock or sediment that stores ground water and allows the flow of ground water
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Porosity
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The percentage of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces
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Permeability
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The ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through its open spaces, or pores
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Rechage Zone
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An area in which water travels downwards to become part of an aquifer
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DO
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The amount of dissolved oxgen in water
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Flood plain
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An area along a river that forms from sediment deposited when the river overflows its banks
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Abyssal plain
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A large, flat,almost area of the deep-ocean basin
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Rift vally
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A long narrow that forms as tectonic plates seperated
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