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Science Vocabulary
River Systems
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10th Grade
06/08/2009

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Perched Water
Definition
Secondary water tables; water collection on top of impermeable rock above main water table.
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Zone of Saturation
Definition
The layer of ground water under the zone of aeration where all the pore spaces are willed with water
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Zone of Aeration
Definition
The upper region of groundwater above the water table and zone of saturation; has 3 regions
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Sink Holes
Definition
When there is no longer support from the water beneath the roof of a cavern close to the surface of the ground may collapse
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Artisian Formation
Definition
A sloping layer of permeable rock sandwiched between 2 layers of impermeable rock and exposed at the surface
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Artisian Spring
Definition
A natural flow of water to the earth's surface from an artesian formation
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Geyser
Definition
Hot springs that erupt periodically
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Impermeable
Definition
A rock or sediment through which water can't flow
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Soil Profile (pg 228)
Definition
Cross section of soil layers and bedrock that can be seen above ground
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Channel
Definition
A path that a stream follows
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Oxbow Lake
Definition
Water remaining in an isolated meander in a floodplain
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Natural Levee
Definition
A raised riverbank that results when a river deposits its load at the river's edge
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Cone of Depression
Definition
Pumping water from a well creates a cone shaped depression in the water table around the well
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Desalination
Definition
The process of removing salt from ocean water
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Leaching
Definition
The process in which water carries dissolved minerals to lower layers of rock (pg 221)
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Oxidation
Definition
When metallic elements combine with oxygen (pg 222)
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