Water Vocab

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Aquifer

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porous rock, sand, or material allowing water movement

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Water table

Back

top of an unconfined aquifer

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Non-point source pollut

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runoff of sediments, fertilizer, pesticides from farms and urban areas

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Groundwater

Back

reservoir for springs and wells, replenished by surface water infiltration

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Recharge zone

Back

area over which infiltration and resupply of an aquifer occurs

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Karst

Back

landscape shaped by dissolving water on carbonate bedrock

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Unconfined aquifer

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aquifer with top as the water table

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Confined aquifer

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aquifer covered by rock

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Impervious cover

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land use not allowing water to penetrate soil

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Pervious Cover

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surface allowing water to penetrate below surface