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27.3 Flashcards

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infiltration

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posses by which water enters earth and becomes groundwater 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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rock unit that can transfer water through its pore space

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porosity

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parentage of the materials total volume that is pore space

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5
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what percentage of water on earth is salt water

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97 percent

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what percent of water on earth is freshwater

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3 percent

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where is the majority of freshwater found

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2 percent of the three percent is glasers

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where is the smaller percentage of freshwater found

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lakes rivers groundwater

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what is precipitation

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rain snow sleet hail

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what is runoff

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water runs off land surface

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what is infiltration

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water enters and becomes ground water

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what is transpiration

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plants release water vapor into the atmosphere through leaves

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what is evaporation

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water enters the atmosphere as water vapor

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what is condensation

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when water vapor collides with other water molecules to form water droplets

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what is the water cycle

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water on land that evaporates and comes back to earth

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what is an unsaturated zone for groundwater storage

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forest area where water passes through

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what is a saturated zone for groundwater storage

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water compleatly feels the pore spaces

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what is a water table

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upper boundary of the of the saturated zone

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what does it mean if sediment is permeable

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the more permeable sediment is easier way for water to pass through

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what is an aquifer

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rock unit that can transfer water through its pore space

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what is the name of the great plains aquifer

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ogallala aquifer

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how many states does the gait plains aquifer run through

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south Dakota Wyoming Nebraska Colorado Kansas Oklahoma new mexico taxes

23
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what is a Aquitaine

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keeps water confined

24
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how are water springs formed

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water table naturally hits earths surface

25
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what is an artisan well

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drill into a preassigned aquifers

26
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what is a cone of depression

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detection that water flows to well

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