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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hydrosphere | all the water on earth including groundwater, running water, lakes and oceans. |
| water cycle | the hydro logic cycle. |
| transpiration | when plants release water through their leaves |
| evapotranspiration | loss of moisture as water vapor from the ground or from plant leaves |
| water budget | describes the income and outgo of water for region. The income is rain or snow and the outgo includes water lost by use, runoff, and transpiration |
| recharge | the refilling of soil water supply at times when plans need little moisture |
| surplus | occurs when rainfall is greater than the need for moisture & the soil water storage is filled |
| usage | when plants draw water from soil when the need for moisture is greater than the rainfall |
| deficit | occurs when the need for moisture is greater than the rainfall & soil water storage is gone |
| porosity | the percentage of materials is pore space, depends on the factors such as shape, size, and sorting. |
| permeability | rate at which water or other fluids pass through the pore spaces of a rock |
| impermeable | material water cannot pass through |
| water table | the surface of the zone of saturation |
| zone of saturation | the part of the ground where all pore spaces are filled |
| zone of aeration | surface about water table which contains air and water |
| capillary fringe | water rises from the water table by capillary fringe |
| capillary water | water that passes through a sediment or rock which sticks to the particles. an example is sand. |
| what factors does the depth of water table depend on | includes amount of rainfall, soil thickness, climate, and time between rains |
| ordinary well | contains water from its bottom up to the level of the water table |
| hillside spring | where the water table meets the surface and the ground water flows out |
| artesian formation | the arrangement of a permeable layer of rock (aquifer) sandwiched between two layers of permeable rock |
| aquifer | the permeable layer, usually gravel or sandstone. |