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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| surfacewater | water that is above or on earth |
| groundwater | the water that is found underground |
| water table | the upper boundary or surface of groung water |
| channel | the path that a river or stream follows |
| tributary | a smaller stream that feeds into a river and eventally a river system |
| watershed | an area of land that is draind by a river system |
| divide | a ridge or area of higher ground that separates watersheds |
| gradient | a measure of change in elevation over a certan distance |
| aquifer | a body of rock or sedment that stores groungwater and allows it to flow |
| porsity | the storage space available in an aquifer |
| permeability | the mesure of how eazy water can flow through an aquifer |