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| water contained in the open spaces, or pores, of soil and rock |
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| underground storage place for groundwater. It is often stored within permeable rock |
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| water in lakes and streams |
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| the highest level ina an aquifer where the pores are full of water. Seperates thezone of saturation from the zone of aeration |
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| all water flows to one source or to a particular river stream |
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| A large supply of water( groundwater) that is used for irrigating crops |
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| A measure of how many pores inside a rock |
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| the surface area above an aquifer wher the precipitation falls, and eventually percolates down into the porous rock of the aquifer |
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| the ability of rock/soil to have water and other fluids flow through it |
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| the movement of water through porous rock and/or soil |
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| where water flows into another body of water |
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| exposing solids and liguids to air |
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| a land that has either marshes or swamps |
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| the polluting of water with oil and other toxic chemicals |
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| water in which contains salt |
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| when water is being filtered |
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| harsh, toxic chemicals, oil, and other trash products that contaminate water in rivers, springs, ponds, etc. |
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| water that is safe to drink |
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| water that is unsafe to drink |
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| when rock or soil can no longer absorb water |
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| the collected totality of water in the ocean |
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| the passage of water through a plant from the roots through the vascular system to the atmosphere |
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| liquids or gases that can not reach through the pores or holes, of soil and rock |
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