2.3.2 Vocab

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Infiltration

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Movement of water into the ground from the surface.

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Subsidence

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sinking of the ground due to underground material movement.

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Estuary

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Partially enclosed coastal water body where freshwater from rivers mixes with salt water.

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Groundwater

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water beneath the ground in the zone of saturation

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Aquifer

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a body of porous rock or sediment saturated with groundwater.

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Surface water:

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Any body of water above ground, including streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, reservoirs, and creeks.

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Watershed

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An area of land that channels rainfall, snowmelt, and runoff into a common body of water.

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Basin: area surrounding a river where precipitation flows into it.

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the area surrounding a river where precipitation flows into the river

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Runoff

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water "running off" the land surface.

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Water Table

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An underground boundary between the soil surface and the area where groundwater saturates spaces.