Topic 3 - Fresh Water Systems Flashcards

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1
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What is surface water

A

When fresh water systems exit above the water

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2
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What is ground water

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When fresh water systems exit underground

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3
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What is the difference between a lake and a pond

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A lake is larger in size/deeper
A pond sunlight reaches the bottom

Ponds can be bigger then lakes

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4
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What is clarity

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How clear the water is by how much matter there is in the body of water

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5
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What are wetlands?

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Saturated bodies of water with water all or most of the time, Also provide habitats for life

There are many types of wetlands but this is the characteristic they have in common

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What are Streams and Rivers?

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Fast flowing waterways. Vary in speed, temp and clarity

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What is continental divide

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A long ridge of mountains that divide North America

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What is a Water Shed

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A area of land that drains into a body of water

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What is Head water

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The upstream area of a watershed or the “Head” of the stream

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10
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What is Out Flow

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The endpoint of water flowing through a water shed
Opposite of Head Water

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11
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What is Deposition

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“Deposited” materials taken from banks and moved to other areas

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12
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What is stream flow

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Measuring the amount of water that flows past a certain point over a long time

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13
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What is a Aquifer

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Spaces in rock fill with groundwater
LIKE A UNDERGROUND RIVER

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14
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What is a water table

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A layer of rock which all pores are full with water

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15
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What is Contamination

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Any addition of undesirable of substances to groundwater caused by humans

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16
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What are Point Sources

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Where the source of a pollutant are from a small defined area

17
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What are NON-Point Sources

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A Pollutant that comes from a wide area (No definite source(NON Point))

18
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What is a Flood Plain

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A river may overflow onto the banks and spill over a wide area in a valley floor