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Underground Water
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Permeable | Allow water to pass through |
| Impermeable | Does not allow water to pass through |
| saturated zone | filled with water |
| unsaturated zone | layer of rocks above the water table. NOT filled with water |
| water table | top of the saturated zone |
| Artesian well | water that rises because of pressure within an aquifer |
| Aquifer | Any underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water |