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Surface/Ground Water
Question | Answer |
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Surface Water | Water above or on the Earth's surface |
Groundwater | Water that is found underground |
Water table | The upper boundary or surface of groundwater |
Channel | The path that a stream or river follows |
Tributary | A smaller stream that feeds into a river and eventually a river system |
Watershed | Area of land that is drained by a river system |
Divide | A ridge or area of higher ground that seperates watersheds |
Gradient | A measure of the change in elevation over a certain distance |
Aquifer | A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows it to flow |
Porosity | The measure of storage space available in an aquifer |
Permeability | The measure of how easy water can flow through an aquifer |