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| Is water that is located under the ground surface that is contained in rock formations sometimes. |
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| An underground storage place for water. |
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| Water flowing or standing on the surface of Earth like lakes or rivers. |
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| Is a huge but shallow underground aquifer located under the Great Plains in the United States. |
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| Is a stream or river that flows into a river or lake. |
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| Is when air is circulated through, mixed with or dissolved in a liquid or another substance. |
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| An area of land that has moist soil and is commonly thought of as a wastewater purification system. |
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| Is a way of measuring pore space in soil and rock. |
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| Is the contamination of water forms, lakes rivers, oceans and groundwater. |
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| The process by which groundwater is absorbed into an aquifer. |
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Means that some form of water has traces of dissolved
salt in it. |
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| Is the area of land where all of the water that is under it or drains off of it goes into the same place. |
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| Is a partially enclosed coastal form of water with rivers or streams flowing into it. |
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| When unwanted chemicals in water are absorbed by machinery in water treatment facilities. |
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| A waste material that pollutes air, water or soil. |
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| Rock that has connected pores and cracks that allows groundwater to flow through it. |
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| A liquid substance fit to drink like water. |
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| A liquid substance that is not fit to drink like muddy water. |
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| When the air is saturated with moisture due to atmospheric density reaching 100%. |
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| The collected totality of water in the ocean. |
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| The evaporation of water from plants. |
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| Not allowing fluids to pass through. |
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| The highest level in an aquifer where the pores are full of water. |
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| The movement of water through porous rock and soil. |
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| Is a spring that frequently ejects water and vapor. |
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| An underground source of freshwater that sometimes surfaces in grottos. |
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