Across
- 3. layer of impermeable material, such as silt, clay, or shale, that is a barrier to groundwater
- 4. region above the water table where materials are moist, but pores contain mostly air
- 10. region below Earth's surface where all the pores of a material are completely filled with groundwater
- 11. process by which precipitation that has fallen on land surfaces enters the ground and becomes groundwater
- 12. process by which water from precipitation and runoff is added to the zone of saturation
- 13. ability of a material to let water pass through
- 14. natural discharge of groundwater at Earth's surface where an aquifer and an aquiclude come in contact
Down
- 1. difference between the water level in a pumped well and the original water-table level
- 2. explosive hot spring that erupts regularly
- 5. fountain of water that spurts above the land surface when a well taps a deep, confined aquifer containing water under pressure
- 6. upper boundary of the zone of saturation that rises during wet seasons and drops during dry periods
- 7. deep hole drilled or dug into the ground to reach a reservoir of groundwater
- 8. permeable underground layer through which groundwater flows relatively easily
- 9. thermal spring with temperatures higher than that of the human body