unit 8 vocab Flashcards

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Aquifer

A

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 occurrence

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3
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Deposition

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

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Ecoregion-

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  • area of land that has a distinct group of plants, animals, and other species
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5
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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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6
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Groundwater

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water beneath the Earth’s surface

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7
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Permeability

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ability of a material to allow water to pass through

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8
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Recharge zone

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surface land area where water enters an aquifer`

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9
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surface water

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water that collect above the surface of the ground

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10
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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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11
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water table

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the highest level of groundwater in area beneath the earths surface

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12
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weathering

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process by which exposed rock and other surface are broken down caused by elements of weather wind water ice or other mechanisms physical chemical biological

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