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Underground Water
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Permeable | Allow water to pass through |
imapermeable | 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 |
aquifer | any underground layer of rocks or sediment that holds water |
artesian well | water that rises because of pressure within an aquifer |