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Bss Esc Chapter 8-12
chapter 9
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Science
11th Grade
12/11/2008

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[image]Aquifier
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An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, silt, or clay) from which groundwater can be usefully extracted using a water well.
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[image]artesian Formation
Definition
the formation of naturel springs.
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[image]evapotranspiration
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the process of transferring moisture from the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation of water and transpiration from plants.
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[image]geysers
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  1. A natural hot spring that intermittently ejects a column of water and steam into the air.
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[image]hydrosphere
Definition
the water on or surrounding the surface of the globe, including the water of the oceans and the water in the atmosphere
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[image]impermeable
Definition
Chemistry, Geology. (of porous substances, rocks, etc.) not permitting the passage of a fluid through the pores, interstices, etc.
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permeability[image]
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Geology. the capability of a porous rock or sediment to permit the flow of fluids through its pore spaces.
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[image]porosity
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the state or quality of being porous
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[image]recharge
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Informal. to revive or restore energy, stamina, enthusiasm, etc.

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[image]Surplus
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something that remains above what is used or needed.
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[image]usage deficit
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the usage of stuff that has to do with earth science

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[image]Water Budget

Definition
a leather bag suspended at each end of a pole or yoke and used for carrying water.
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[image]Water Cycle
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The cycle of evaporation and condensation that controls the distribution of the earth's water as it evaporates from bodies of water, condenses, precipitates, and returns to those bodies of water. Also called hydrologic cycle.
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[image]Water Table
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the planar, underground surface beneath which earth materials, as soil or rock, are saturated with water.
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