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Chapter 10

TermDefinition
Infiltration process by which precipition has fallen on land and trickles into the ground becoming groundwater.
Zone of Saturation 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, moist, but not saturated with water.
permeability Tendancy of a material to let water pass through.
aquifer Ground water flows throught permable sediments.
aquiclude barriers to groundwater flow.
spring These natural discharges of groundwater.
hot spring warm water depending on the temperature.
geyser Explosive hot springs.
Cave Underground opening with a connection on Earths surface.
Sinkhole A depression in the ground caused by the collapse of a cave or by direct dissolution of limestone.
Karst topography Limestone regions that have sinkholes and disappearing streams.
Stalactite Hangs from the caves ceiling like icicles and forms gradually.
stalagmites Water drips on the floor of a cave.
Wells Holes dug or drilled into the ground to reach an aquifer.
Drawdown Original water table level and the water level in the pumped well.
Recharge Water from precipitation replenishes the water content of an aquifer.
Artesian well Recharge is high enough, the pressurized water in the well drilled into an artesian aquifer can spurt above the land surface in the form of a fountain.
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