Groundwater

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What is the term for the water that is found beneath the Earth's surface?

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Groundwater

Front

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

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Porosity

Front

What is the ability of rock to let fluids pass through its open spaces or pores called?

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Permeability

Front

What usually matches the contour of the land?

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Water Table

Front

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

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Caverns

Front

What is the term for a geological formation that can store and transmit groundwater?

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Aquifer

Front

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

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Infiltration

Front

What is the term for water that flows to the surface from underground?

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Spring

Front

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

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Saturated Zone

Front

What is the upper surface of the zone of saturation called?

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Water Table