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U NDERGROUND W ATER & C ONSERVATION Katrina Jackson
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L OCATION OF G ROUNDWATER The underground area is divided into 2 zones The upper zone is the zone of aeration The lower zone is the zone of saturation The zones meet at the water table
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VOCABULARY Porous- has holes in it Permeable- water can pass through a rock Aquifer- a rock layer that stores and allows the flow of groundwater Spring- water flowing from the ground Well- man-made hole you get water out of
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CAVES Caves are formed by limestone Stalagmites are deposition on the bottom of a cave Stalactites are deposition on the top of a cave
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SINKHOLES Depression from limestone
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POLLUTION Point source- comes from one thing Nonpoint source pollution- comes from many places
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P URIFYING WATER Water goes through a water treatment plant and gets chlorine added to it which gives it its nasty flavor in cities
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R ENEWABLE RESOURCES Can be replaced soon after use
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N ONRENEWABLE RESOURCES Cannot be replaced until millions of years
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