Science Chapter 10 - Key Terms Flashcards
1
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A type of water with dissolved salts and non-drinkable
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Salt Water
2
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A type of water with less than 1% dissolved salts and drinkale
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Fresh water
3
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A term that refers to how much salt is dissolved in water
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Salinity .
4
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The area where water fills all the air spaces in the soil and in the tiny cracks in the rock
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Groundwater zone
5
Q
The upper surface of the groundwater zone
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water table
6
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An underground freshwater reservoir
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aquifer
7
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A particularly large glacier that covers the land
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ice sheet
8
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big ice masses at the poles
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polar icecap
9
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An area of land where all the water eventually drains into one main water body
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watershed
10
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an area with small, localized climate variation that differs from the larger climate area around it.
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A Microclimate
