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chap 11 water planet
padgett voc quiz
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Fresh Water | Water that is NOT salty and has little or not taste, color or smell. |
Salt Water | Water that contains dissolved salts and other minerals. |
Water Cycle | The continuous movement of water through the environment of the Earth. |
Evaporation | The process in which water changes from liquid to vapor. |
Condensation | The process in which water vapor in the atmosphere becomes a liquid. |
Precipitation | Water that falls from clouds. |
Divide | A ridge, or continous line of high land, from which water flows in different directions. |
Drainage basin | An area into which all of the water on one side of a divide flows. |
Iceberg | A mass of ice floating in the ocean. |
Groundwater | Water held underground. |
Permeable | A substance that liquids can flow through. |
Impermeable | A substance that liquids can NOT flow through. |
Water Table | The top of the region that is saturated, or completely filled with water. |
Aquifer | An underground layer of permeable rock or sediment that contains water. |
Spring | A flow of water from the ground at a place where the surface of the land dips below the water table. |
Artesian Well | A well in which water flows to the surface naturally because it is under pressure. |