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Chapter 14 Groundwater Groundwater is …. Water that enters and is stored in the ground
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Porosity The amount of pore space
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permeability Ability of water to pass through a material
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The Water Table Water seeps down through Zone of Aeration
Where the water is stored; the soil is soaked with water The surface of the zone of saturation No water passes through Zone of Aeration Zone of Saturation Water table Impermeable Layer
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Hillside spring Where the water table meets the surface of the earth
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Ordinary well ` A hole dug into the groundwater to get water from the water table
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Aquifer Artesian formation Artesian well Transports water An aquifer sandwiched in between 2 impermeable layers
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Geyser Hot spring that occasionally erupts hot water
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