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90 Cards in this Set
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water cycle |
the continuous movement of water between the atmosphere, the land & the oceans |
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evaporation |
the total loss of water from an area, which equals the sum of the water lost by evaporation from the soil and other surfaces and the water lost by transpiration from organisms |
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condensation |
the change of state from a gas to a liquid |
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precipitation |
any form of water that falls to earths surface from the clouds; includes rain, snow, sleet, and hail |
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desalination |
a process of removing salt from ocean water |
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tributary |
a stream that flows into a lake or a larger stream |
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water shed |
the area of land that is drained by a river system |
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stream load |
the materials other than the water that are carried by s stream |
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discharge |
the volume of water the flows with in a given time |
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gradient |
the change in elvation over a given distance |
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meander |
one of the bends, twists, or curves in a low gradient stream or river |
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braided stream |
a stream or river that is composed of multiple channels that divide and rejoin around sediment bars |
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delta |
a fan shaped mass of rock material despited at the mouth of a stream |
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delta |
a fan shaped mass of rock material despited at the mouth of a stream |
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alluvial fan |
a fan shaped mass of rock material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply |
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delta |
a fan shaped mass of rock material despited at the mouth of a stream |
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alluvial fan |
a fan shaped mass of rock material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply |
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floodplain. |
an area along a river that forms from sediments desited when the river overflows it's banks |
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delta |
a fan shaped mass of rock material despited at the mouth of a stream |
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alluvial fan |
a fan shaped mass of rock material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply |
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floodplain. |
an area along a river that forms from sediments desited when the river overflows it's banks |
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ground water |
the water that is beneath earths surface |
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delta |
a fan shaped mass of rock material despited at the mouth of a stream |
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alluvial fan |
a fan shaped mass of rock material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply |
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floodplain. |
an area along a river that forms from sediments desited when the river overflows it's banks |
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ground water |
the water that is beneath earths surface |
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aquifer |
a body of rock or sediment that stores ground water and allows the flow of groundwater |
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delta |
a fan shaped mass of rock material despited at the mouth of a stream |
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alluvial fan |
a fan shaped mass of rock material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply |
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floodplain. |
an area along a river that forms from sediments desited when the river overflows it's banks |
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ground water |
the water that is beneath earths surface |
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aquifer |
a body of rock or sediment that stores ground water and allows the flow of groundwater |
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porosity |
the % of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces |
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delta |
a fan shaped mass of rock material despited at the mouth of a stream |
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alluvial fan |
a fan shaped mass of rock material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply |
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floodplain. |
an area along a river that forms from sediments desited when the river overflows it's banks |
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ground water |
the water that is beneath earths surface |
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aquifer |
a body of rock or sediment that stores ground water and allows the flow of groundwater |
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porosity |
the % of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces |
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permeability |
the ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through its open spaces, or pores |
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delta |
a fan shaped mass of rock material despited at the mouth of a stream |
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alluvial fan |
a fan shaped mass of rock material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply |
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floodplain. |
an area along a river that forms from sediments desited when the river overflows it's banks |
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ground water |
the water that is beneath earths surface |
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aquifer |
a body of rock or sediment that stores ground water and allows the flow of groundwater |
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porosity |
the % of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces |
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permeability |
the ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through its open spaces, or pores |
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water table |
the upper surface of underground water; the upper boundary of the zone of saturation |
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delta |
a fan shaped mass of rock material despited at the mouth of a stream |
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alluvial fan |
a fan shaped mass of rock material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply |
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floodplain. |
an area along a river that forms from sediments desited when the river overflows it's banks |
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ground water |
the water that is beneath earths surface |
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aquifer |
a body of rock or sediment that stores ground water and allows the flow of groundwater |
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porosity |
the % of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces |
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permeability |
the ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through its open spaces, or pores |
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water table |
the upper surface of underground water; the upper boundary of the zone of saturation |
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artesian |
a sloping layer of permeable rock sanwiched between two layers of impermeable rock and exposed at the surface |
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delta |
a fan shaped mass of rock material despited at the mouth of a stream |
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alluvial fan |
a fan shaped mass of rock material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply |
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floodplain. |
an area along a river that forms from sediments desited when the river overflows it's banks |
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ground water |
the water that is beneath earths surface |
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aquifer |
a body of rock or sediment that stores ground water and allows the flow of groundwater |
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porosity |
the % of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces |
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permeability |
the ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through its open spaces, or pores |
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water table |
the upper surface of underground water; the upper boundary of the zone of saturation |
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artesian |
a sloping layer of permeable rock sanwiched between two layers of impermeable rock and exposed at the surface |
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cavern |
a natural cavity that forms in rock as a result of the dissolution of minerals |
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delta |
a fan shaped mass of rock material despited at the mouth of a stream |
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sink hole |
a circular depression that forms when rock dissolves, who. overlying sediment fills an existing cavity or when the roof of an underground carvern or mine collapses |
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alluvial fan |
a fan shaped mass of rock material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply |
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floodplain. |
an area along a river that forms from sediments desited when the river overflows it's banks |
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ground water |
the water that is beneath earths surface |
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aquifer |
a body of rock or sediment that stores ground water and allows the flow of groundwater |
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porosity |
the % of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces |
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permeability |
the ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through its open spaces, or pores |
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water table |
the upper surface of underground water; the upper boundary of the zone of saturation |
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artesian |
a sloping layer of permeable rock sanwiched between two layers of impermeable rock and exposed at the surface |
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cavern |
a natural cavity that forms in rock as a result of the dissolution of minerals |
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delta |
a fan shaped mass of rock material despited at the mouth of a stream |
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sink hole |
a circular depression that forms when rock dissolves, who. overlying sediment fills an existing cavity or when the roof of an underground carvern or mine collapses |
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karats topography |
a type of irregular topography that is characterized by caverns |
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alluvial fan |
a fan shaped mass of rock material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply |
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floodplain. |
an area along a river that forms from sediments desited when the river overflows it's banks |
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ground water |
the water that is beneath earths surface |
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aquifer |
a body of rock or sediment that stores ground water and allows the flow of groundwater |
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porosity |
the % of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces |
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permeability |
the ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through its open spaces, or pores |
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water table |
the upper surface of underground water; the upper boundary of the zone of saturation |
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artesian |
a sloping layer of permeable rock sanwiched between two layers of impermeable rock and exposed at the surface |
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cavern |
a natural cavity that forms in rock as a result of the dissolution of minerals |
