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chapter 27.3 Flashcards

1
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infiltration

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the process by which water enters earth and becomes groundwater below the surface

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2
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water table

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the upper boundary of the saturated zone

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3
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Aquifer

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a rock unit that can transfer water through its pore space

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4
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porosity

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the percentage of pore space volume

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5
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what percentage of water on earth is salt water

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97%

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6
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what percentage of water on earth is fresh water

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3%

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7
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where is the majority of freshwater found

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in glaciers

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where is the smaller percentage of fresh water found

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found in lakes rivers and ground water

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what is precipitation

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when water vapor in the air cools and condenses, a few forms of precipitation is rain, and snow

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what is runoff

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water running off the land surface

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what is infiltration

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the process by which water enters earth and becomes ground water below the surface

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12
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what is transpiration

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when plants release water vapor into the atmosphere through their leaves

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what is evaporation

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when water enters the atmosphere as water vapor

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what is condensation

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when water vapor collides with other water vapor molecules to form water droplets

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what is the water cycle

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water on land that enters the atmosphere and then comes back to the land

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what is the unsaturated zone for ground water storage

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a porous area where water easily passes through

17
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what is a saturated zone for ground water storage

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all the pore space is completely filled by water

18
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what is a water table

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the upper boundary of the saturated zone the more permeable the sediment is the easier it is for the water to infiltrate the ground

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what does it mean if sediment is permeable

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the more permeable sediment is the easier water can pass through

20
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what is an aquifer

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a rock unit that can transfer water through its pore spaces

21
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what is the name of the great plains aquifer

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ogallala Aquifer

22
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how many states does the great plains Aquifer run through

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8

23
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what are the names of the states that the ogollala aquifer runs through

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south Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, new mexico, and Texas

24
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what is an aquitard

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where water is confined

25
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how are water springs formed

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form where a water table naturally meets earths surface

26
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what is an artesian well

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wells drilled into pressurized aquifers

27
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what is a cone of depression

A

the direction that the water flows towards the well

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