2. FLASH CARDS

3. Click for Definition groundwater

4. Water that fills spaces in rock and sediment groundwater Click for Definition

5. aquifer

6. A place where a lot of water can be stored aquifer Click for Definition

7. porosity

8. The percentage of open spaces in a rock porosity Click for Definition

9. permeability

10. How freely water passes through the open spaces in the rock permeability Click for Definition

11. Water table

12. The upper surface of the zone of saturation Water table Click for Definition

13. Artesian formation

14. Sloping layer of permeable rock sandwiched between two layers of impermeable rock Artesian formation Click for Definition

15. Zone of saturation

16. In aquifer layer of ground in which all pores are filled with water Zone of saturation Click for Definition

17. Zone of aeration

18. In aquifer layer of ground that lies between the water table and the earth’s surface Zone of aeration Click for Definition

19. Ordinary spring

20. Spring that is commonly located in rugged terrain because the ground surface often drops below the water table Ordinary spring Click for Definition

21. geysers

22. Hot springs that erupt periodically Geysers Click for Definition

23. precipitation

24. Form of water that falls to Earth's surface from clouds; rain, snow, sleet, hail precipitation Click for Definition

25. condensation

26. The change of state from gas to liquid; water vapor changing into water droplets that form clouds condensation Click for Definition

27. evapotranspiration

28. Water lost from organisms via transpiration evapotranspiration Click for Definition

29. Water cycle

30. Continuous movement of water between atmosphere, land and oceans Water cycle Click for Definition