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Water Unit Vocabulary Test Flashcards

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Aquatic

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Relating to water, living near or in water or taking place in water!

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Biosphere

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The layer of life that is on our planet – includes all land and water life!

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Creek

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A small channel in which water flows!

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Disposal

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The throwing out of material that is seen as not useful!

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Ecosystem

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The interaction of both living and non-living things!

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Endangered

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A species that is seriously at risk of extinction!

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Entanglement

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The interaction of wildlife with garbage or other human-produced materials that traps, harms or kills wildlife!

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Environmental Impact

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The influence of human activities upon ecosystems and the biosphere!

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Non‐renewable

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A resource that is being used at a rate that is far faster than it is produced!

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Potable

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Safe to drink!

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Pollutants

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Substances that have a negative effect on the environment!

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Renewable

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Resources that are replaced or produced at a rate greater than being used!

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Reservoirs

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A large natural or artificial body of water that is used as a source of drinking water!

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Resources

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Any material, money, stock or personnel that is used by humans to make things easier!

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River

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A large flowing body of water usually with tributaries and ending at a another river, lake or ocean!

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Sewage

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The water that has a lot of fecal matter and urine!

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Surface Water

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Water that flows or sits on the surface of the land!

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Toxins

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Materials that make living things less healthy, sick or dead!

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Water Advisory

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A notice that is given to people when the water is not fully safe to drink or use!

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Watershed

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The area of land that drains into a river, lake or ocean!

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Water Table

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The point at which the soil or ground becomes saturated with water!

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Wetlands

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Areas of ground in which the water table is at or near the surface of the land!

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Algae Bloom

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An algal bloom or marine bloom or water bloom is a rapid increase in the
population of algae in an aquatic system!

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Detritus

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The remains of dead organic matter – both plant and animal – can contain fecal matter!

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Estuary

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The mouth of a river that has fresh and salt water and has tides (movement of water)!

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Glaciers

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Large areas of thick ice that accumulate over a long period of time and flow slowly over the surface of the land!

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Grey Water

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Relatively clean waste water from sinks, showers, baths and washing machines!

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Ground Water

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Water that is below the surface of the land and can flow or accumulate!

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Hydrosphere

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Layer of water that is on and around the planet!

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Ice Caps (Continental Glaciers)

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These are large accumulations of ice and snow that are on
the land and cover large areas of the surface – Greenland and Antarctica have large continental glaciers!

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Infiltration

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The seeping, soaking or percolating of a fluid into the ground or other semi-solid
material!

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Leaching

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The draining away of material by action of rainwater through soil, rock or garbage!

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Riparian zone

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The area between the river and the land – the river bank!

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River Delta

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The sediment that is deposited at the mouth of a river!

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Saline

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Having a lot of dissolved salt saline water is sometimes called saltwater!

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Solid Waste

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Any material that is being disposed of by humans or the solid/semisolid by-product of human activity!

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Storm Drain

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The opening to a municipal sewer system usually found along a roadway or other
paved urban/suburban areas designed to capture excess runoff or groundwater!

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Tributaries

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Water courses that flow into another, larger river or creek!

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