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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.
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