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Vocab

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Capillary Action   show
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Polar Molecule   show
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show The tightness across the surface of water that is caused by the polar molecules pulling on one another.  
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Specific Heat   show
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show Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers  
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show A smaller stream or river that feeds into a main river  
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Watershed   show
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show Rain or another form of precipitation that is more acidic than normal caused by the release of molecules of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide into the air.  
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show Term applied to hydrophobic (Water-fearing) molecules that cannot bond with water.  
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show A lake that stores water for human use  
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Eutrophication   show
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Permeable   show
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show A characteristic of materials such as clay and granite through which water does not easily pass  
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Saturated Zone   show
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show A layer of rocks and soil above the water table in which the pores the pores contain air as well  
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Water Table   show
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show The sticking together of particles of the same substance  
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Aquitard   show
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show An underground layer of rock or soil that holds water.  
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show The practice using less of a resource so that it will not be used up.  
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show The degree of purity water, determined by measuring the substances in water besides water molecules.  
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show A substance that causes pollution.  
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Point Source   show
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show A widely spread source of pollution that is difficult to link to a specific point of origin.  
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Pesticide   show
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show The action or process of adhering to a surface or object.  
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