27.3 Flashcards

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infiltration

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the process by which water enters earth and becomes ground water below the surface

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water table

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upper boundary of the saturated zone

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aquifer

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a rock unit that can transfer water through its pore space

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porosity

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the percent of the materials total volume that is pore space

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