Unit 2 lesson 3: Surface and Groundwater

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10 Terms

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surface water

water that is above the surface of Earth

2

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