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Water Underground
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Permeable | Allow water to pass through |
| Impermeable | pass throughDoes not allow water to |
| 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 |
| aquifer | Any underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water |
| Artesian well | water that rises because of pressure within an aquifer |