Edible Aquifers Vocabulary
1. ______ Impermeable rock
A. process in which layers of dirt, stones, sand form a solid layer
at the bottom of a body of water
2. ______ Zone of Saturation
B. water that is found above ground
3. ______ Sedimentation
C. a storage tank for sewage for homes that are not connected
to the city sewage system
4. ______ Aquifer (confined)
D. waste materials (litter, grass clippings, animal feces, etc.) that
are washed away into the water supply
5. ______ Drilling well
E. rock that does not allow water to flow through
6. ______ Landfill leachate
F. a machine used to drilled into the ground and pump water
from the porous rock below
7. ______ Surface water
G. forms of water that fall from the clouds: rain, snow, sleet,
etc.
8. ______ Playa lake
H. areas of the surface that allow water to penetrate and refill
aquifers
9. ______ Aquitard
I. underground body of water that has impermeable rock both
above and below
10. ______ Aquifer (Unconfined)
J. oil, gasoline, and chemicals that pollute the waters
11. ______ Contamination
K. area in an aquifer below the water table, where all of the
pores are filled with water
12. ______ Zone of Aeration
L. area above an aquifer and water table, where all of the pores
are without water
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13. ______ Septic tank
M. typically drilled on personal property to supply water to a
specific home; the depth is near the top of the water table
14. ______ Groundwater
N. water that percolates through trash and garbage and then
into the soil and underground water
15. ______ Runoff
O. water that is found below the ground
16. ______ Water table
P. layer of impermeable rock above an aquifer that causes it to
become contained
17. ______ Recharge zone
Q. underground body of water in which water seeps from the
ground directly above the aquifer
18. ______ Ogallala aquifer
R. round hallows in the ground that fill with water after rains,
and help recharge aquifers
19. ______ Water table well
S. the top of the saturated level of underground water
20. ______ Precipitation
T. the largest aquifer in the world
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