Watersheds

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What is a watershed?

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A watershed is an area of land that drains to a particular river, lake, bay, or other body of water.

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What is surface water?

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Surface water is the water that fills lakes and rivers.

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What is an aquifer?

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An aquifer is an underground layer of permeable (water-bearing) rock.

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What happens during evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process where liquid water turns into vapor, such as steam rising from wet clothes.

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What is the main body of water that all rivers eventually flow into?

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All water eventually empties into an ocean.

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What is a tributary?

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A tributary is a river or stream that flows into a larger river or lake.

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What is a divide in terms of watersheds?

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A divide is a ridge of land that separates one watershed from another.

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What is groundwater?

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Groundwater is water that is found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand, and rock.

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What is the water table?

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The water table is the upper surface of the zone of saturation, where the soil or rock is fully saturated with water.

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What is condensation?

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Condensation is the process where water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water, forming droplets.