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Water
Definitions of Water
Term | Definition |
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Hydrophere | the part of earth that contains water |
Freshwater | water that doesn't contain salt. most freshwater is found is polar ice caps and glaciers |
Runoff | water that does not soak into the Ground when it rains |
River basin | the low - lying area surrounding a river |
Water table | the upper surface of underground water.the upper boundary of the zone of saturation |
watershed | the area of land that is drained by a water system |
groundwater | the water beneth the surface of the ground. consisting largely of surface water that has been seeped down: the sorce of water in springs and wells |