Match the term with the correct description.?
A. ?the land from which surface runoff drains into a particular stream, lake, wetland, or other body of water
B. ?precipitation that does not soak into the ground or return to the atmosphere by evaporation
C. ?caverns and porous layers of sand, gravel, or rock through which water flows
D. ?the top of the zone of saturation, where spaces in soil and rock are completely filled with freshwater
E. ?freshwater in underground spaces
A. ?watershed
B. ?surface runoff
C. ?aquifers
D. ?water table
E. ?groundwater
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