Definitions for Enviro 11
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| Groundwater Discharge | The volumetric flow rate of groundwater through an aquifer
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| Groundwater Recharge | The process where water moves downward from surface water to groundwater
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| Confined Aquifer | is an aquifer below the land surface that is saturated with water. Layers of impermeable material are both above and below the aquifer, causing it to be under pressure
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| Unconfined Aquifer | A groundwater aquifer is said to be unconfined when its upper surface (water table) is open to the atmosphere through permeable material.
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| Artesian well | a well in which water is under pressure,one in which the water flows to the surface naturally
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| Water table | the level below which the ground is saturated with water.
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| Water table well | A well that goes into the water table.
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| Infiltration | The process in which surface water enters the soil.
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| Percolation | The process of liquid passing trough a filter
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| Evaporation | A liquid that turns to a gas
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| Condensation | A gas that turns to a liquid
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| Soil | the upper layer of earth in which plants grow
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| Watershed/ drainage basin | Image result for Watershed/ drainage basin definition
Drainage basin, also called Catchment Area, or (in North America) Watershed, area from which all precipitation flows to a single stream or set of streams.
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| Divide | A line on a water table on either side of which the water table slopes downward. It is analogous to a drainage divide between two drainage basins on a land surface.
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| Intermittent stream | normally cease flowing for weeks or months each year
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| Ephemeral stream | a stream that flows only briefly during and following a period of rainfall in the immediate locality.
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| Uplands | An area of high or hilly land.
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| Stream order | Is a measure of related size of streams.
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| Riparian Vegetation | A riparian zone or riparian area is the interface between land and a river or stream
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| Transpiration | Transpiration is the process where plants absorb water through the roots and then give off water vapour through the pores in their leaves.
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| Precipitation | rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.
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