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fresh water water that has no salt and little or no taste
iceberg a mass of ice floating in the ocean
salt water water that contains dissolved minerals including sodium chloride
eutrophication an increase in nutrients in a lake or pond
water cycle a continuous movement of water through the environment
ground water water held underground
evaporation when water changes from a liquid to a vapor
permeable a substance that liquid can flow through
condensation when water vapor in the air turns into a liquid
impermeable a substance liquids can't flow through
percipitation water that falls from clouds
water table the top of the region that is saturated or completely filled with water
divide a ridge or continuous line of high land from witch water flows in different directions
aquifer an underground layer of permeable rock or sediment that contains water
drainage basin an area into witch all the water on one side of the divide flows
spring a flow of water from the ground at a place of t the surface of land dips down below the water table
turnover when cold and warm water switch places
artesian well a well in which water flows to the surface naturally because its under pressure
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