an environment an organism needs to grow

water that fills the cracks in spaces under ground

the continual movement of water in Earth's atmosphere oceans and land surfaces through evaporation condensation and precipitation

The process of which molecules at the surface of water absorb enough energy to change to gas

the process of which water is lost through plants leaves

any form of water that falls from clouds rain,snow,sleet or hail

a stream or river that flows into a larger river

The land area that that supplies water to a river

a ridge of lade that splits one watershed from another

a lake that stores water for human use

the buildup over time of nutrients in freshwater lakes and ponds that leads to an increase in the growth of algae

characteristic of a material that contains connected air spaces or pores that water can seep into easily

a characteristic of materials such as clay and granite through Witch water does not pass through easily

the layer of rocks and soil above the water table

the area of permeable rock or soil in Which cracks and pores are totally filled with water

the top of the saturated zone or depth to the ground water

an underground area that holds water

a well in Which rises in pressure within the aquifer

a land area that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year

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chapter 1 water

Term	Definition
habitat	an environment an organism needs to grow
groundwater	water that fills the cracks in spaces under ground
water cycle	the continual movement of water in Earth's atmosphere oceans and land surfaces through evaporation condensation and precipitation
evaporation	The process of which molecules at the surface of water absorb enough energy to change to gas
transpiration	the process of which water is lost through plants leaves
precipitation	any form of water that falls from clouds rain,snow,sleet or hail
tributary	a stream or river that flows into a larger river
watershed	The land area that that supplies water to a river
divide	a ridge of lade that splits one watershed from another
reservoir	a lake that stores water for human use
eutrophication	the buildup over time of nutrients in freshwater lakes and ponds that leads to an increase in the growth of algae
permeable	characteristic of a material that contains connected air spaces or pores that water can seep into easily
impermeable	a characteristic of materials such as clay and granite through Witch water does not pass through easily
unsaturated zone	the layer of rocks and soil above the water table
saturated zone	the area of permeable rock or soil in Which cracks and pores are totally filled with water
water table	the top of the saturated zone or depth to the ground water
aquifer	an underground area that holds water
artesian well	a well in Which rises in pressure within the aquifer
wetland	a land area that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year

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