Groundwater Crossword Puzzle

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GROUNDWATER : Water that collects underground.
CAVE : A large naturally hollowed-out space in or above the ground.
POROSITY : The percentage of pore space in a material.
PERMEABILITY : The ability of a material to let water pass through it.
ZONE OF SATURATION : A zone where groundwater fills all of the underground pore spaces.
WELL : A deep hole dug or frilled to reach the water table.
SPRING : A natural opening in the ground through which groundwater floss to Earth's surface.
SINKHOLE : When the water table is lower than the level of a cave, the top of the cave is no longer supported by water underneath.
WATER TABLE : The upper boundary of the zone of saturation.
ZONE OF AERATION : A zone above the zone of saturation where pore spaces are moist but are filled mostly with air.
RECHARGE : Precipitation and runoff that replaces the groundwater removed by a well.
IMPERMEABLE : Materials that do not allow water to pass through them.
HOT SPRING : Springs that produce water with temperatures higher than that of the human body.
STALAGMITES : Calcium carbonate in the water drops that forms cone-shaped features.
GEYSER : A hot spring that shoots steam and water vapor into the air at regular intervals.
AQUIFER : A rock layer that stores and allows the flow of groundwater .

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groundwater : water that collects underground.
cave : a large naturally hollowed-out space in or above the ground.
porosity : the percentage of pore space in a material.
permeability : the ability of a material to let water pass through it.
zone of saturation : a zone where groundwater fills all of the underground pore spaces.
well : a deep hole dug or frilled to reach the water table.
spring : a natural opening in the ground through which groundwater floss to earth's surface.
sinkhole : when the water table is lower than the level of a cave, the top of the cave is no longer supported by water underneath.
water table : the upper boundary of the zone of saturation.
zone of aeration : a zone above the zone of saturation where pore spaces are moist but are filled mostly with air.
recharge : precipitation and runoff that replaces the groundwater removed by a well.
impermeable : materials that do not allow water to pass through them.
hot spring : springs that produce water with temperatures higher than that of the human body.
stalagmites : calcium carbonate in the water drops that forms cone-shaped features.
geyser : a hot spring that shoots steam and water vapor into the air at regular intervals.
aquifer : a rock layer that stores and allows the flow of groundwater .