evaporation - when liquid water becomes a gas, accumulation - an area where water collects, infiltration - when water is absorbed by the ground, sun - powers the water cycle, condensation - water vapor rises, cools & becomes liquid water , precipitation - rain, sleet, snow or hail, drainage basin - area of land where rivers get their water, watershed - the line that separates tributaries into 2 different river systems or basins, groundwater - water that is stored in the zone of saturation, transpiration - the process by which plants lose water vapor through holes in their leaves, surface runoff - water that flows over the eath's surface instead of being absorbed by the ground, spring - the area where water is naturally discharged at earth's surface , freshwater - water that has a salinity of less that 1,000ppm , water table - the area at the surface of the zone of saturation where all pores are filled with water, permeable - rock or soil with holes or cracks where water can infiltrate through the spaces , impermeable - rock or soil that has very few if any spaces for water to pass, zone of saturation - area underground where all pores are filled with water, Chattahoochee - largest drainage basin in GA, pores - tiny holes or openings in rocks/soil , zone of aeration - area underground where area where all pores are filled with air, artesian well - a well where the water may rise above the level of the aquifer and flow at the surface , Glaciers - where most of Earth's freshwater is located, Antarctica  - most of Earth's frozen freshwater can be found here, Water - roughly 70% of Earth's surface is covered in this, Conservation - using less or trying to save resources,

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