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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Evaporation | water goes into the sky and into the clouds to cause evaporation |
| Condensation | the change of water from its gaseous form into liquid water |
| Precipitation | rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. |
| Run off | the water is moving down |
| Transpiration | evaporation from a plant |
| Groundwater | water that is being stored and transmitted through the ground. |
| Infiltration | filtering the water |
| Porosity | the amount of open space available to store liquid. |
| Permeability | a measure of the ease at witch water will be able to follow through a substance. |
| Aquifier | body that stores and transits water in usable amounts. |
| water table | the top of the zone of saturation |