Groundwater I Crossword Puzzle

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SUBSURFACE : This includes all water below the surface of Earth.
GROUNDWATER : This is subsurface water that is below the water table in the saturated zone.
PERMEABILITY : This refers to how fast water can pass through rock layers.
POROSITY : This refers to the proportion of open spaces in soil material.
SATURATION : This zone is below the water table & it contains groundwater.
WATER TABLE : This is the top of the zone of saturation.
AERATION : This zone above the water table contains both air & water. It is not 100% saturated with water.
AQUIFER : This is an underground water source stored in porous & permeable rock layers.
ARTESIAN WELL : This well is drilled into an aquifer that is sandwiched between impermeable layers, which allows water to flow to the surface under its own pressure.
HYDRAULIC HEAD : This is the location where water is supplied to an aquifer.
ORDINARY WELL : This type of well has water that does not rise to the surface on its own; it is tapping into an aquifer that is overlaid by permeable rock, which does not put the water under pressure.
SUBSIDING : This is another term for when land sinks into the ground.

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QUESTIONS LIST:

subsurface : this includes all water below the surface of earth.
groundwater : this is subsurface water that is below the water table in the saturated zone.
permeability : this refers to how fast water can pass through rock layers.
porosity : this refers to the proportion of open spaces in soil material.
saturation : this zone is below the water table & it contains groundwater.
water table : this is the top of the zone of saturation.
aeration : this zone above the water table contains both air & water. it is not 100% saturated with water.
aquifer : this is an underground water source stored in porous & permeable rock layers.
artesian well : this well is drilled into an aquifer that is sandwiched between impermeable layers, which allows water to flow to the surface under its own pressure.
hydraulic head : this is the location where water is supplied to an aquifer.
ordinary well : this type of well has water that does not rise to the surface on its own; it is tapping into an aquifer that is overlaid by permeable rock, which does not put the water under pressure.
subsiding : this is another term for when land sinks into the ground.