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| Water located in open spaces of soil and rock |
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| Volume of pore space divided by volume of rock or soil |
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| Rock with well connected pores or cracks allowing groundwater to flow through it |
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| Layer of permeable rock through which water flows |
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| Top surface of an aquifer's zone of saturation |
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| Groundwater that flows to the surface |
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| A hole dug down into the zone of saturation;pumps pull the water out of the hole |
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| Use pressure to remove water; usually need no pumping |
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| Hot spring that erupts periodically, shooting water and steam into the air |
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| Contaimination of soil, water, or air, can come from point or nonpoint sources |
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| Area used to bury trash in the ground; lined with plastic or concrete to reduce pollution |
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| Road runoff, road salt, leaking underground storage tanks, septic systems, industrial and mining wastes, agricultural runoff from pesticides, fertilizers, feedlots |
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| Using living organisms to remove pollutants |
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| Land above an aquifer sinks when there is no water in the rock pores |
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| Underground chamber that opens to the surface of the Earth |
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| Solution (limestone)caves, Lava tube caves,.Sea caves,and Erosional caves |
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| Area with caves and sinkholes |
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| cave formations; i.e. stalagmites, stalactites, soda straws, cave pearls |
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| cave formations; i.e. stalagmites, stalactites, soda straws, cave pearls |
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