Unit 8: Forces that Change Earth Flashcards

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Water above Earth’s surface. Rivers, lakes, oceans, creeks, etc.

A

surface water

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2
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Water found in the spaces between rock particles below Earth’s surface

A

ground water

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3
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The upper boundary of, or surface, of ground water

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Water table

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4
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the area of land that is drained by a river system

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watershed

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5
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an area of higher ground that separates a watershed

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divide

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6
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an body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows it to flow

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aquifer

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7
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a measure of how easily water can flow through an aquifer

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permeability

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8
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the amount of storage space in an aquifer

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porisity

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9
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waste or other harmful material added to water

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water pollution

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10
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water that is suitable for drinking

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potable water

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11
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a body of water that usually forms behind a dam

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reservoir

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12
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the breakdown of rock material by physical and chemical processes

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weathering

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13
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the process by which rock is broken down by physical changes

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physical weathering

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14
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the breakdown of rock by chemical reactions

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chemical weathering

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15
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the breaking down and wearing away of rock by other rock

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abrasion

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16
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the process by which chemicals combine with oxygen

17
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the process by which sediment and other materials are moved from one place to another

18
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the process by which eroded material is dropped.

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deposition

19
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Multiple layers of deposited sediment that forms a flat area

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floodplain

20
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Mounds of wind deposited sand

21
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a large mass of moving ice that forms bu the compacting of snow

22
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all materials carried and deposited by a glacier

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glacial drift

23
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the sudden rapid movement of a large amount of material down slope

24
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an ecosystem that covers a large area

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a large treeless area of land that is characterized by deep, fertile soil
prarie
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a treeless wetland ecosystem
marsh
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an area of land that has gentle slopes and small differences in elevatioin
plain
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an ecosystem in which trees are the main form of plan life.
woodland
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a large, flat area that is higher than the surrounding land
plateau