Fresh Water Flashcards

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SURFACE WATER: Water that flows as runoff over the ground

River System:
Rivers and all the streams and land area that supply water to the system

Ponds and Lakes:
Water collects in hollows and low lying land areas

Wetland:
Land that is covered with a shallow layer of water.

Glaciers:
Mass of ice and snow that moves slowly over land

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UNDERGROUND WATER: Water that soaks into the ground between particles of soil and spaces in layers of rock

Well:
Man made hole drilled below the water table

Artisan Well:
Well in which water rises because of pressure in aquifer

Geyser:
Water that is forced through narrow passage die to heated gasses and steam

Aquifer: Layer of rock that holds or stores water

Natural Spring: Groundwater bubbles or flows out of cracks in rocks

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