chapter 14 vocab review (water) environmental science

water that is relatively pure with few dissolved salts

water found on Earth's surface

water that flows over land and has not been absorbed into the ground

a network of connected streams and rivers

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

water found below Earth's surface

layers containing spaces or pores that water can pass through

layers with few or no pores for water to pass through

sponge-like formations of rock, sand, or gravel that hold water under Earth's surface

a hole dug in an aquifer to reach groundwater