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24 Cards in this Set
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1. freshwater
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water that has a salt content of 0.1%
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2. hydrologic cycle
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the movement of water from points of evaporation through the atmosphere, through precipitation through or over the ground returning to points of evaporation
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3. evaporation
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Process whereby molecules leave the liquid state state and enter the vapor state
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4. water vapor
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Water molecules in a gaseous state
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5. humidity
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The amount of water vapor in the air.
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7. condensation
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The collective of molecules from the vapor state to form the liquid state.
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10. rain shadow
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The low rainfall region that exists on the leeward side of the mountain range
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11. infiltration
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The process in which water soaks intot the soil as opposed to running off the furface of the soil
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12. runoff
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The portion of precipitsation thatrus off the surface as opposed to soaking into the gorund
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14. watershed
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The total land area that drains directly or indirectly into a particular stream or river.
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15. surface waters
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All bodies of water lakes, rivers,ponds, and so on the earths surface
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17. evapotranspiration
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The process by which water is transformed from the land to the atmosphere by evaporation from the soil and other surfaces and by transpiration from plants
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18. percolation
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The process of liquid slowly paassing thorugh a filter
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19. gravitational water
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Water that is not held by capillary in soil but that percolates downward by the force of gravity.
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20. groundwater
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Water that accumulated in the ground completely filling and saturating all pores and spaces in rock or soil.
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21. water table
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The upper surface of groundwater, rising and falling with the amount of water.
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22. aquifer
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The underground layer of porous rock, sand, and other material that allow the movement of water between layers of nonporous rock or clay
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26. nonconsumptive
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Cannot be consumed
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27. consumptive
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Can be consumed
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28. estuaries
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A bay river or system open to the ocean at one end and receiving fresh water at the other.
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31. saltwater intrusion
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The phenomenon of seawater’s moving back aquifers of estuaries.
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32. desalinization
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Process the purifies seawater into high-quality drinking water via distilliation or microfiltration
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33. xeriscaping
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Landscaping with drought resistant plants that need np watering.
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34. gray water
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Waste water as from stinks and tubs the does not contain human excrement.
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