Groundwater Vocabulary

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Water Table

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The top of the saturated zone, where the ground is completely filled with water.

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Artesian Well

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A well in which water reaches the surface due to the natural pressure of an aquifer.

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Aquifer

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A layer of permeable rock underground that can contain or transmit groundwater.

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Unsaturated Zone

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The area of permeable ground above the water table that is filled with a combination of water and air.

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Spring

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Natural flow of water from the ground or from rocks.

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Saturated Zone

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The area below the water table where all the spaces between rocks and soil are filled with water.

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Permeable Rock

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Rock that allows water to flow through it, essential for aquifers.

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Groundwater

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Water that is stored underground in aquifers and saturated zones.

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Well

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A structure created to access groundwater by drilling into the ground.

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Geyser

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A hot spring that intermittently ejects a column of water and steam into the air.