Vocab 8.E.1.1 & 8.E.1.2.

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Hydrosphere

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Part of the Earth that contains water

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Aquifer

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Underground layer of rock or soil with water.

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Permeable

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Material that allows water to seep through like a coffee filter.

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Artesian Well

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Well where water rises underground due to pressure

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Reservoir

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Lake that stores a lot of water for human use

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Watershed

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Area of land that supplies water to a river system

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Wetland

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Land covered in water year round

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Tributaries

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Smaller streams that flow into a river

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Water table: The top layer of Earth's land covered in groundwater that fluctuates with rainfall.

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The top layer of Earth's land covered in groundwater that moves up and down depending on the amount of rain we get.

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Salinity

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Amount of salt in a liquid