Ch.2 Lesson 5,6,7 Flashcards
Lesson 5
Type of physical features that hold water or allow water to flow
Waterform
Smaller water forms that empty or flow into larger layer forms
Tributaries
A spring ,lake, or other bodies of water at which a stream of river begins
Sources
A natural opening of a water form that empties into a large body of water
Mouth
Water that flow across the land’s top until it reaches a body of water
Run-off water
Precipitation that seeps into the earth
Ground water
Ha lowland area that holds water
Wetland
A human made lake in which water is stored
Reservoir
A structure that holds water back in the lake
Dam
Electricity that is produced by the force of water falling over a dam
Hydroelectric
A form of energy
Nuclear
The process of renewing our fresh water supply
Water cycle
Lesson 6
Working with soil to produce or the raising of animals for food
Agriculture
Animals and their products
Livestock
A farm that raises vegetables and fruits for sale
Truck farm
Wood that we get from Oak, Maple, Elm, Sycamore… trees
Hardwood
Wood that we get from Hemlock and different kinds of Pine Trees
Softwood
Useable heat or electricity for homes and industry
Energy
A fuel used to heat homes and buildings
Hard Coal
A fuel used to make steel and produce electricity
Soft Coal
Natural substances in the earth that are neither animal or vegetable
Mineral
A mineral that has metal in it such as iron ore
Metallic
A mineral such as sand that does not contain a metal ore
Non-Metallic
Metal ore used to make steel
Iron Ore