Term
|
Definition
| Layer of water-bearing permeable rock, sand, or gravel capable of providing significant amounts of water. |
|
|
Term
Artesian Formation [image] |
|
Definition
The sloping layer of permeable rock sandwiched between two layers of impermeable rock and exposed at the surface. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
The process by which water enters the atmosphere; evaporation and transpiration combined |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
A hot spring that erupts periodically. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| All of the Earth's water. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Rock or sediment through which water cannot flow. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
The ease with which water flows through the open spaces in a rock or sediment. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Percentage of open spaces in a rock or sediment |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The addition of water to ground water by natural or artificial processes. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Surplus soil is reused for earth soil material such as refilling and back-filling material. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| When the soil has less use or minerals than is needed to grow certain plants. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Gains and losses of water from a region. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Continuous movement of water from the air to the Earth and back again. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Upper surface of the zone of saturation. |
|
|
