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BSS ESC11 CH 8-12 vocab
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11th Grade
12/11/2008

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aquifer

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is an underground formation of permeable rock or loose material which can produce useful quantities of water when tapped by a well
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artesian formation

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A formation in which the ground water is isolated from the atmosphere at the point of discharge
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evapotranspiration

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a term used to describe the sum of evaporation and plant transpiration from the earth's land surface to atmosphere
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geysers

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 a special type of hot spring that erupts periodically
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hydrosphere

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describes the combined mass of water found on, under, and over the surface of a planet.
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impermeable

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not permitting the passage of a fluid through the pores
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water table

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In a shallow aquifer, a water table is the depth at which free water is first encountered in a monitoring well
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Water Cycle

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The process, involving evaporation and condensation, by which the Earth's water circulates through the environment. ♠
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