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Chapter 9 Ground Water
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is water that is found on the surface of the Earth’s crust
Surface water
water that is found in the open spaces, or pores of soil or rock beneath Earth’s surface.
Ground Water
a layer of permeable rock through which water flows freely.
Aquifer
tiny spaces or cracks that can hold water.
Pores
The soil filled with water that is below the water table.
Zone of Saturation
When waste is dumped directly into water.
Point Source water pollution
From sources of pollution over a large area.
Nonpoint source water pollution
Rock or soil that does not allow groundwater to flow through it
Impermeable Rock
Rock or soil that allows groundwater to flow through it
Permeable
The soil above the water table
Zone of Aeration
is the contamination of soil, water, air or other parts of the environment by something
harmful
Pollution
water pollution is when waste is dumped directly into water.
Point Source Pollution
water pollution is from sources of pollution over a large area.
Non-point source pollution
How much water soil and rock can hold
Porosity
the line where the soil without water, or zone of aeration, meets the soil filled with water,
known as the zone of saturation
Water Table
using living organisms to remove pollutants.
Bioremediation
Forms when a cave rood collapses
Sink Hole
An example of surface water
River