Vocab 11/9 Word Scramble
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| groundwater | the water that is beneath Earth’s surface |
| aquifer | a body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater |
| porosity | the percentage of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces |
| permeability | the ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through its open spaces, or pores |
| zone of saturation | the layer of an aquifer in which the pore space is completely filled with water |
| water table | the upper surface of underground water; the upper boundary of the zone of saturation |
| zone of aeration | the zone that lies between the water table and Earth’s surface; most pore spaces contain air (some moisture) |
| capillary fringe | the bottom region of the zone of aeration; water is drawn up through the pore spaces in this region from the water table by capillary action |
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