Ground Water

2. to filter gradually through a porous surface or substance.
4. the amount of dissolved minerals in groundwater, (Harder water contains more dissolved minerals
7. a substance that dissolves other substances
8. able to let substances such as liquids and gases pass through it
10. space in the ground where capillary action takes place
11. Natural water found underground that accounts for 96% of the world's unfrozen freshwater
12. rock stratum that directs water from one place to another
13. cone shaped dip in the water table and the flow of groundwater around the well
15. an area on the land's surface that resupplies groundwater

1. the process by which dissolved minerals in hard potable water can be removed
3. the continuous movement of water from the oceans to the atmosphere by evaporation, then to the continents by condensation and precipitation, and returned to the oceans by streams, responsible for naturally purifying and replenishing fresh water supplies
5. The area of an unconfined aquifer above the water table where the pore spaces among soil particles and rock formations are filled with air
6. upper surface of the groundwater reservoir
9. special filters that treat hard water
14. a depleted aquifer