earth scien Word Scramble
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| spring | a flow of water from the ground at a place whare the surface dips below the water table |
| artesian well | a well in which water flows to the surface naturally because it is under pressure |
| aquifer | an underground layer of permeable rock or sediment that contains water |
| water table | the top of the region that is saturated or completely filled with water |
| impermeable substance | a substance in which liquid can't pass thru |
| permeable substance | a substance in which liquid can pass thru |
| groundwater | water held underground |
| eutrophication | an increase in nutrients in a pond or lake |
| iceberg | a mass of ice floating in the ocean |
| turnover | the rising an sinking action of cold and warm water |
| drainage basin | an area into which all the water on one side of a divide flows |
| divide | a ridge, or contiuious line of highland, from which water flows in different directions |
| precipitation | water that falls from clouds |
| condensation | the process in which water vapor turns to liquid in the atmosphere |
| evaporation | the process in which water changesfrom a liquid to a gas.Usualy because of heat |
| water cycle | the continious movement of water through out the enviroment on earth |
| salt water | water that contains dissolved salts and other minerals |
| fresh water | water that is not salty and ahs little to no taste color or smell |
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