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PCS E.Science Ch 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Infiltration | the process that allows precipitation that falls on land to enter the ground and become groundwater |
| Porosity | the percentage of pore space in a material |
| Zone of saturation | the depth below Earth's surface at which groundwater completely fills all the pores of a material |
| Zone of saturation | the upper boundary of the zone of saturation gaps between soil is filled with air and water |
| Water Table | |
| Permeability | ability of a material to let water pass through it |
| Aquifer | an underground layer of rock that holds groundwater. |
| Sinkhole | cavities in the ground that form when water erodes an underlying rock layer. |
| Karst topography | |
| Stalactite | |
| Stalagmite | |
| Geyser | |
| Drawdown | |
| Recharge | |
| Artesian Well |