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SCIENCE LESSON 3 VOCABULARY Flashcards

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SURFACE WATER

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Water above the earth’s surface.
Found in: streams, rivers, and lakes
Comes from: precipitation, or water that comes up from underground to the surface of the earth.

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GROUNDWATER

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Water that is found in the spaces between rock particles below the Earth’s surface.

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WATER TABLE

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This is the upper boundary, or surface, of Groundwater. The amount of water can rise or fall.

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CHANNEL

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the path that a stream follows, this can get wider and deeper, as the stream continues to erode rock and soil.

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TRIBUTARY

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a smaller stream that feeds into a river and eventually into a river system.

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WATERSHED

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is the area of land that is drained by a river system

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DIVIDE

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watersheds are separated by a ridge or an area of higher ground is called a divide

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GRADIENT

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A measure of the change in elevation over a certain distance. In other words, this measures the steepness, or slope/ The higher this is the faster the water moves and the energy is higher so the erosion of rock and soil is greater.

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flow

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is the amount of water that moves through the river channel in a given amount of time.

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stream load

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materials that are carried by a stream.
The high flow carries a larger stream load. The size of the particles depends on the water speed. The stream load is usually dumped where the stream enters lakes and oceans.

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AQUIFIER

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is a body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows it to flow.

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PORES

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The open spaces between particles of rock or sediment is called pores.

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POROSITY

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This is the percentage of the rock that is composed of pore space. The greater the pore space the higher the porosity.
Example: Gravel has higher porosity than sand.

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PERMEABILITY

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is the measure of how easily water can flow through an aquifer. When many pores in the aquifer are connected this means it has a high permeability.

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Recharge zone

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surface water that trickles down into the ground can reach the water table and enter an aquifer, this is called a recharge zone.

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discharge zone

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where the water table meets the surface, may pool to form a wetland, or may flow out as a spring, this is called discharge.

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Groundwater

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source of drinking water
The water located within the rocks below Earth’s Surface

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Fresh water

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Also a form of drinking water

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75% of all freshwater used in the United States comes from surface water, 25% from groundwater.

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Fresh water is used for drinking, agriculture, industry, transportation, and recreation.

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WATER

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97% of water on Earth is salt water and only 3% is fresh water.

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Urbanization

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Large cities use a lot of water, this is a problem as the cities get larger and larger.

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water supply

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is the availability of water

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water quality

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is a measure of how clean or polluted water is.

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water supply system

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this is what carries water from groundwater or surface water so people can use the water. Examples: pipes, buckets…

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water pollution

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this occurs when waste or other material is added to waters o that is harmful to organisms that use it or live in it.

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fresh water

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this comes from precipitation or may melt from ice and snow.

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point-source pollution

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this type of pollution comes from one specific site, for example, a major chemical spill. This can typically be fixed once the source is found.

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nonpoint-source pollution

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this comes from many small sources and is more difficult to control. An example is runoff or polluted water reaching the groundwater supply.

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thermal pollution

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Any heating of natural water that results from human activity.
For example: water is used to cool some power plants, and this water is returned to the lake or river at a higher temperature, and this has less oxygen for the organisms in the river.

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chemical pollution

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occurs when harmful chemicals are added to water supplies.
Examples: acid rain, factories produce toxic waste that gets into the water.

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biological pollution

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occurs when live or dead organisms are added to water supplies.

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eutrophication

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Freshwater often contains nutrients from decomposing organisms, and the increase of this in water is called eutrophication.

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potable

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This is water that is suitable for drinking.

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reservoir

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A BODY OF WATER THAT USUALLY FORMS BEHIND A DAM

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CANALS OR AQUADUCTS

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WATER THAT IS DIVERTED INTO PIPELINES OF ARTIFICIAL CHANNELS

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weathering

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Natural processes cause the mechanical breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces and do not change the rock’s chemical composition.

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physical weathering

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The process by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces by physical changes. This occurs when there is tempature changes, pressure changes, plant and animal actions, water, wind and gravity.

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acid precipitation

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rain, sleet or snow that contains a high concentration of acids.

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abrasion

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the process by which rock is reduced in size by the scraping action of other rocks driven by water, wind, and gravity.

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Exfoliation

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is the process by which outer layers of rock slowly peel away due to pressure changes.

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physical weathering

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animals can cause physical weathering, such as beavers that dig burrows in the ground, they move soil and allow new soil to be exposed and this can weather.

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chemical weathering

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is the breakdown of rocks by chemical reactions.

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plant growth can cause physical weathering

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if a sidewalk has a crack plants can grow and if not fixed the sidewalk will soon be destroyed as more and more plants break up the concrete.

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oxidation

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the process by which other chemicals combine with oxygen, this is called oxidation, you can see this when rocks surfaces change color

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erosion

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the process by which wind, water, ice or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to the other

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deposition

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the process where the material is laid down.
Example: a river deposits sand on the side of the river bank

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floodplain

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an area along a river that forms from sediment deposited when the river overflows its banks

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delta

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a mass of material deposited in a triangular or fan shape at the mouth of river or stream

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Alluvial Fan

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It is a fan-shaped deposit that forms on dry land.

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groundwater

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the water that is beneath the Earth’s surface

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shoreline

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the boundary between land and a body of water

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beach

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an area of the shoreline that is made up of deposited sediment

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sandbar

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a low ridge of sand deposited along the shore of a lake or sea

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barrier island

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a long ridge of sand or narrow island that lies parallel to the shore

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dune

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a mound of wind-deposited sand that moves as a result of the action of wind

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Loess

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It is thick deposits of windblown, finegrained sediment.

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glacier

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a large mass of ice that exists year-round and moves over land

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glacial drift

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the rock material carried and deposited by glaciers

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creep

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the slow downhill movement weathered rock material

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rockfall

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the rapid mass movement of rock down a steep slope or cliff

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landslide

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the sudden movement of rock and soil down a slope

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mudflow

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It is a rapid movement of a large mass of mud.

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ecoregion

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It is an ecosystem that covers a large area. Climate and plant are similiar.

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prairie

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It is a large, treeless area of land that is characterized by deep, fertile soil.

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marsh

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Treeless, wetland ecosystem in which plants such as grasses grow.

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plain

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An are of land that has gentle slopes and small differences in elevation.

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playa lake

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A playa is nearly level surface that is located in the lowest part of the dessert basin. When covered with shallow water after rain, it forms a playa lake.

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woodland

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It is a ecosystem in which trees are the main form of plant life.

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plateau

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It is a large flat area higher then the surrounding land.

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montane

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It is a mountainous area of land in which evergreens are the main kind of plant life.

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