ES Unit 10 Vocabulary

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fresh water

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relatively pure water; water with few dissolved salts

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surface water

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fresh water found on Earth’s surface

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runoff

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water that flows over land and collects in a stream

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river system

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a network of connected streams and rivers

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watershed

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all of the land area that supplies water to a particular river system

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groundwater

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fresh water found below Earth’s surface

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permeable

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having spaces or pores that allow water or other substances to pass through

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impermeable

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not allowing water or other substances to pass through

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aquifer

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a body of permeable rock or sediment that can contain and transmit groundwater

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water table

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the boundary between the zone of aeration and the zone of saturation in an aquifer