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Chapter 10 Vocab

Vocab

TermDefinition
Infiltration The process by which precipitation that has fallen on land trickles into the ground and becomes groundwater
Zone of saturation The region below earth's surface in which groundwater completely fills all the pores of a material
Water table Upper boundary of the zone of saturation
Zone of aeration Above the water table, materials are moist, but because they are not saturated with water, air occupies much of the pores
Permeability The tendency of a material to let water pass through
Aquifers Groundwater flows through permeable sediment and rock
Aquicludes Barriers to groundwater flow
Springs Natural discharges of groundwater
Hot springs Discharge water that is much warmer than average annual temperature
Geysers Explosive hot springs
Cave A natural underground opening with a connection to earths surface
Sinkhole A depression in the ground caused by the collapse of a cave or by direct dissolution of limestone by acidic water
Karst topography Limestone regions that have sinkholes and disappearing streams
Stalactite Hangs from the cave's ceiling like icicles and forms gradually
Stalagmites Slowly built mound from the drippings of stalactite
Wells Holes dug or drilled into the ground to reach an aquifer
Drawdown The difference between the original water table level and the water level in the pumped well
Recharge Water from precipitation replenishes the water content of an aquifer in the process
Artesian well Spurt above the land surface in the form of a foutain
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