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BJU Space/Earth 17

BJU - Space and Earth Science - Chapter 17 (4th edition)

Definition Term
A naturally occurring underground space cave
A cone-shaped dip in a water table, deepest at a well pipe; results when water is pumped out at a higher rate than percolation can replenish cone of depression
Any water from natural sources found underground. groundwater
A distinct topography produced by the erosion and collapse of solution caves in thick strata of chemical sedimentary rocks karst topography
A property of rock and soil relating to the ability for water to move through pores and cracks in ground materials permeability
An area on the land’s surface that resupplies groundwater, such as a forest or lake recharge zone
A substance, usually a liquid, that dissolves other substances solvent
Any cave formation made of precipitated minerals deposited by dripping or flowing groundwater; also called a secondary limestone deposit speleothem
An icicle-like speleothem that hangs down from a cave’s ceiling stalactite
A conical speleothem that grows from a cave’s floor; usually deposited from water dripping from an overhead stalactite stalagmite
The water surface of a groundwater reservoir water table
Porous rock and soil above the water table. Spaces between rock and soil particles contain air or a mixture of air and water zone of aeration
Porous rock and soil below the water table. Spaces between rock and soil particles are filled with groundwater zone of saturation
A stratum of permeable rock sandwiched between impermeable strata that stores and transports groundwater aquifer
A mineral’s ability to scratch and to resist scratching that relates to the strength of the crystal structure hardness
Any artificial method for supplying water to crops; especially important for making dry but fertile land agriculturally productive irrigation
The addition of anything to a resource that reduces its usefulness pollution
Appears to have formed when native rock was dissolved by acidic groundwater. Origin theories depend on one’s presuppositions about the earth’s history. solution cave
A professional scientist who studies caves speleologist
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