Unit 2 lesson 3: Surface and Groundwater
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surface water
water that is above the surface of Earth
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ground water
The water found in the spaces between rock particles below Earth's surface.
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water table
The upper boundary or surface of groundwater
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permeability
the measure of how easily water can flow through an aquifer
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porosity
the percentage of rock that is composed of pore space
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channel
the path that a stream follows
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tributary
a smaller stream that feeds into a river or larger river system
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watershed
the area of land that is drained by a river system
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divide
a ridge or an area of higher elevation that separates a watershed
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aquifer
a body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows it to flow