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Fresh Water

Earth Science Chapter 10

TermDefinition
water cycle continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back.
precipitation rain, snow, sleet, or hail
groundwater water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers.
tributaries streams and smaller rivers that feed into a large river
watershed the land area that supplies water to a river system
divide a ridge of land separating one watershed from another
habitat a place where an organism lives and obtains all the things it needs for survival
reservoir a lake that stores water for human use
wetlands a land area that is covered with water during all or part of the year
permeable the characteristic of a material that is full of tiny, connected air spaces that water can seep through
impermeable the characteristic of a material that has few or no air spaces that water can seep through
saturated zone water filled area of permeable rock or soil below the water table
water table top of the saturated zone
unsaturated zone layers of rock and soil above the water table
springs an area where the ground water bubbles up to the surface
aquifer any underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water
artesian well where water rises due to pressure within the aquifer
geyser fountain of boiling hot water and white steam
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