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Ground Water MS
ground water vocabulary for middle school
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aquifer | an underground geological formation able to store and yield water |
| groundwater | water found in the spaces between soil particles and cracks in rocks underground |
| spring | when the top of an aquifer is high enough in some places to meet the surface of the ground. This often happens on a slope. The water flows out of the ground and creates a spring. A spring may be just a tiny trickle, or it may be a big gush of water. |
| water table | the top of an unconfined aquifer that indicates the level below which soil and rock are saturated with water |
| well | a bored, drilled or driven shaft whose purpose is to reach underground water supplies |