| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Permeable | water passes thru easily (sand or gravel) |
| Hard Water | high amount of minerals, water that contains relatively large amounts of dissolved minerals |
| Soft Water | water that contains relativley low concentrations of dissolved minerals. |
| Solvent | a substance in which another substance disolves |
| Valley Glaciers | long narrow glaciers that move downhill between mountains |
| Continental Glaciers | thick sheets of ice |
| surface runoff | water that flows over land until it reaches lakes, rivers, or other areas |
| reservoirs | artificial lakes that are built by damming a stream or river |
| Precipitation | process of fwater returning to the Earth as rain, sleet, and snow |
| condensation | Water vapor is cooled and then changes back into liquid |
| Transpireation | Water is evaporated into the air through the leaves of plants |
| Evaporation | Water is wormed and changes from liquid into gas (vapor) |
| Groundwater | water stored in the ground |
| impermeable | water does not pass thru easily (clay) |
| zone of Saturation | area in which all pores in ground are filled with water |
| Water table | surface between the zone of saturation and aeration, below which ground is saturated |
| aquifers | slow moving underground rivers |
| Zone of aeration | "Area above the water table where openings in soil, sediment, and rock are not saturated but are filled mainly with air. Above water table" |
| domestic | of or involving the home or family |
| blue springs | below Lake Blackshear |
| Karst System | an area of limestone that has been eroded to produce sinkholes and caves |
| flood irrigation | water is pumped to the fields and is allowed to flow along the ground among the crops |
| spray irrigation | a long tube is fixed to a water source, and is sprayed through the tube out onto the crop |
| drip irrigation | water is sent through plastic pipes-with holes in them-that are laid along rows of crops |
| Center Pivot system | a spray irrigation system that can roll around fields using the center point as a pivot |
| surface water | water contained in places such as lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, and reservoirs |
| limestone | a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals |
| sinkhole | a circular depression formed when the rood of a cave collapses |
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