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BSS ESC 11 CH 8-12 vocab
Chapter 9
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Science
11th Grade
12/11/2008

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Aquifer

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Definition
Underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock from wich groundwater can be usefually extracted using a water well.
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Artesian Formation

 

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Definition
Arragment of a permeable layer of rock sandwiched between two layers of impermeable rock.
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Geysers

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Definition
boiling hot spring that erupts periodically
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Hydrosphere

 

 

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Definition

All the waters of the earth including both surface and underground.

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Impermeable

 

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Definition
Rock material wich water  does not pass easily.
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Permeability

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Definition
Measure of a rocks ability to transmit water or other liquids.
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Porosity

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Definition
Percentage of a materials vlolume that is pore space.
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Water Budget

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Definition
Income  and spending of water in a region.
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Water Cycle

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The hydrologic cycle, the never ending movment of water from one part of the hydroshpere to another.
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Water Table

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Definition
Surface below the ground wich is saturated with water.
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