Environmental Systems - Water Vocab Test

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Body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater.

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aquifer

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Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (lighter than water, typically petroleum)

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NAPL

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__________ is a process where one substance attaches to another.

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sorption

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Water found underground in soil, sand, and rock, stored and moving slowly through geologic formations.

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groundwater

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Definition of ____________: water with < 1,000 mg/L dissolved solids, mainly salt.

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freshwater

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A partially enclosed coastal water body where freshwater mixes with salt water.

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estuary

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Percentage of void space in a rock.

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porosity

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Place where water seeps into the ground to refill an aquifer without a confining layer.

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recharge

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A ____________ aquifer is a confined aquifer with groundwater under positive pressure.

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artesian

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Area where rainfall flows into a river, lake, or reservoir: _________________.

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catchment area