Science New Definitions Flashcards
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Unsaturated Zone
A
Area above the water table
2
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Soil Moisture
A
Spaces in the rock and soil containing water and air
3
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Saturated Zone
A
Region below the water table
4
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Permeable Material
A
Interconnected cracks or spaces that are both numerous enough and large enough to allow water movement
5
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Impermeable Material
A
The opposite of permeable material
6
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Porous Media
A
Aquifers consisting of aggregates of individual particles
7
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Unconsolidated
A
Porous media where the grains are unconnected
8
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Consolidated
A
Grains cemented together
9
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Fractured Aquifer
A
Rocks which groundwater moves through cracks, joints, or fractures
