Groundwater

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What is the water beneath Earth's surface called?

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Groundwater

Front

What is the term for a cavity that forms in rock by the dissolution of minerals?

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Caverns

Front

A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater or allows the flow of groundwater is called?

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Aquifer

Front

What is the percentage of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open space?

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Porosity

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The ______ usually matches the contour of the land.

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Water Table

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What is the term for the ability of a material to transmit water?

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Permeability

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What is the process by which water moves through the soil and rock layers?

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Infiltration

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What is the underground layer of water-bearing rock called?

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Aquifer

Front

What is the term for the upper surface of the zone of saturation?

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Water Table

Front

What is the term for the area where groundwater is stored?

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Zone of Saturation