Unit 8: Factors Affecting Earths System. Flashcards

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Aquifer

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a permeable rock layer that can hold or transport water

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Catastrophic event

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a violent, usually destructive, natural occurence

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Deposition

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process by which weathered and reoded material is deposited by wind, water, or ice

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Ecoregion

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area of land that has distinct group of plants, animals, and other species

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Erosion

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process by which weathered material is moved by wind, water, or ice

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GroundWater

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water beneathed the Earth’s Surface

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Permeability

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ability of a material to allow water topass through

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Recharge zone

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surfance land area where water enters an aquifer

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Surface water

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water that collects above the surface of the ground

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Watershed

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an area of land where all of the groundwater and surface water from the area drains from higher areas to lower areas and into the same body of water

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Water table

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the higherst level of groundwater in an area, beneath the Earth’s surface

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Weathering

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process by which expposed rock and other surfances are broken down; caused by elements of weather (wind, water, ice) or other mechanisms (physical, chemical, biological)

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