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AQUIFER   AN UNDERGROUND SPACE THAT STORES WATER  
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CONDENSATION   THIS PROCESS OCCURS WHEN A GAS CHANGES INTO A LIQUID  
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EVAPORATION   THIS PROCESS OCCURS WHEN A LIQUID CHANGES INTO A GAS  
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GROUNDWATER   WATER THAT IS STORED IN THE GROUND. IT IS LOCATED IN THE PORES OF THE SOIL AND IN THE CRACKS OF ROCKS  
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HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE   ANOTHER NAME FOR THE WATER CYCLE  
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INFILTRATION   THE DOWNWARD MOVMENT OF WATER FROM THE LAND INTO THE SOIL  
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PRECIPATATION   ANY TYPE OF WATER THAT FALLS TO THE EARTH LIKE SNOW, HAIL, MIST, OR RAIN  
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SATURATED   REFERS TO SUBSTANCES THAT CAN HOLD WATER. A SUBSTANCE IS SATURATED IF IT CANNOT HOLD ANY MORE WATER  
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SATURATED ZONE   THE PART OF THE GROUND WHERE ALL PORES SPACES AND CRACKS ARE FILLED WITH WATER  
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SURFACE RUNOFF   WATER WHICH DOES NOT INFILTRATE THE SOIL BUT FLOWS OVER THE SURFACE OG THE GROUND  
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UNSATERATED ZONE   THE AREA OF GROUND ABOVE THE WATER TABLE. THIS AREA CAN HOLD MORE WATER. IT IS NOT SATURATED  
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WATER VAPOR   WATER IN THE GASEOUS FORM OF STATE  
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WATER TABLE   THE BOUNDRY BETWEEN THE SATURATED ZONE AND THE UNSATURATED ZONE  
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UNCONFINED AQUIFERS   WATER SEEPS FROM THE GROUND SURFACE DIRECTLY ABOVE THE AQUIFER  
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CONFINED AQUIFERS   AN IMPERMEABLE SOIL/ROCK LAYER EXISTS THAT PREVENTS WATER FROM SEEPING INTO THE AQUIFER FROM THE GROUND SURFACE ABOVE  
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DISCHARGE AREA   A STREAM, LAKE, OR OTHER SURFACE WATER BODY THAT GAINS GROUNDWATER  
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PERCOLATION   THE MOVMENT OF WATER THROUGH THE OPENINGS IN SOIL AND ROCK  
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RECHARGE AREA   AN AREA WHERE WATER ENTERS AN AQUIFER  
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PERMIABILITY   A MEASURE OF HOW EASILY WATER CAN FLOW THROUGH A SUBSTANCE  
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SUBLIMATION   THE PROCESS OF A SOLID CHANGING INTO A GAS WTHOUT GOING THROUGH THE LIQUID STAGE  
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TRANSPIRATION   THE EVAPORATION OF WATER INTO THE ATMOSPHERE FROM THE STEMS AND LEAVES OF PLANTS  
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EVAPOTRANSPIRATION   THE SUM OF EVAPORATION AND TRANSPORATION  
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HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY   THE RATE OF WHICH WATER MOVES THROUGH THE SOIL  
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VADOSE ZONE   ANOTHER NAME FOR THE UNSATURATED ZONE  
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STOMATA   A MICCROSCOPIC OPENING IN A LEAFV THAT ALLOWS WATER VAPOR TO ESCAPE  
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