Weathering, Erosion And Deposition Flashcards

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Watershed

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The land that water flows across, through,or under on its way to stream, river, lake or closed basin

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Permeability

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Allowing especially liquid to pass through

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Water table

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The boundary between water saturated ground and unsaturated ground

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Well

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A whole grilled down to an aquifer

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Aquifers

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Underground layer of permeable rock that fills with water for melted snow or rain that drains into the ground,act as reservoirs for groundwater

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Point source pollution

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Any single identifiable source of pollution from Wade’s pollutants are discharged example pipe that’s ship or factory smokestack

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Nonpoint source pollution

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Both water and air pollution from scattered sources example agriculture run off, urban run off

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Weathering

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The breaking down all evolving rock or minerals on the earth surface

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Physical mechanical weathering

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The breaking down of rocks without changing the composition

physical change

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Chemical weathering

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Fast does that change the composition of rocks

Chemical change

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Erosion

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Process of moving sediment from one place or another by wind and water

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Deposition

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The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind that is caring it and it is deposited in a new area

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