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THE PROCESS OF USING A RESOURCE WISELY SO IT WILL NOT BE USED UP
CONSERVATION
A RIDGE OF LAND THAT SAPARATES ONE DRAINAGE BASIN OR WATERSHED FROM ANOTHER
DIVIDE
A CHANGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT THAT HAS A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON LIVING THINGS
POLLUTION
A STREAM THAT FLOWS INTO A LARGE STREAM
TRIBUTARY
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF DISSOLVED SALT IN A WATER SAMPLE
SALINITY
THE LAND AREA THAT SUPPLES WATER TO A RIVER SYSTEM
WATERSHED
THE DEGREE OF PURITY OF WATER DETERMINED BY MEASURING THE SUBSTANCE IN WATER BESIDE WATER MOLECULES
WATER QUALITY
AN AREA OR LAND THAT IS COVERED WITH A SHALLOW LAYER OF WATER DURING SOME OR ALL OF THE YEARS
WETLAND
HOW ACIDIC OR BASIC A SUBSTANANCE IS. MEASURED ON A SCALE 1-14
pH
A COASTAL INLET OR BAY WHERE FRESH WATER MIXES WITH SALTY OCEAN WATER
ESTUARY
THE PROCESS BY WHICH WATER, ICE, WIND OR GRAVITY MOVES FRAGMENTS OF ROCK AND SOIL
EROSION
THE PLACE WHERE AN ORGANISM LIVES AND THAT PROVIDES THE THINGS IT NEEDS TO SURVIVE
HABITAT
A BROAD FLAT VALLEY THROUGH WHICH A RIVER FLOWS
FLOOD PLAINS
The process by which molecules at the surface of the liquid, such as water, absorb enough energy to change to a gaseous state, such aas water vapor
EVAPORATION
The process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves
TRANSPIRATION
The place where an organism lives and that provides the things it needs to survive.
HABITAT
THE PROCESS BY WHICH A GAS, SUCH AS WATER VAPOR, CHANGES TO A LIQUID, SUCH AS WATER.
CONDENSATION
THE THREE FORMS (SOLID, LIQUIDS, AND GAS) IN WHICH MATTER EXISTS.
STATES
FORMS OF WATER SUCH AS RAIN, SNOW, SLEET OR HAIL THAT FALL FROM CLOUDS AND REACH EARTH'S SURFACE.
PRECIPITATION
THE PROCESS OF SUPPLYING WATER TO AREAS OF LAND TO MAKE THEM SUITABLE FOR GROWING CROPS.
IRRIGATION
THE INVISABLE, GASEOUS FORM OF WATER.
WATER VAPOR
WATER THAT FILLS THE CRACKS AND PORES IN UNDERGROUND SOIL CHANNEL IN SOIL AND ROCK LAYERS.
GROUND WATER
THE CONTINOUS PROCESS BY WHICH WATER MOVES FROM EARTHS SURFACE TO THE ATMOSPHERE AND BACK, PASSING THROUGH THE LIVING AND NONLIVING PARTS OF THE ENVOIRNMENT.
WATER CYCLE
THE PROCESS BY WHICH PLANTS USE WATER, PLUS CARBON DIOXIDE AND ENERGY FROM THE SUN, TO MAKE FOOD.
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
WATER THAT FLOWS OVER THE GROUND SURFACE RATHER THAN SOAKING INTO THE GROUND
RUN OFF
A WATER SHORTAGE CAUSED BY LONG PERIODS OF LOW PRECIPITATION IN A PARTICULAR AREA.
DROUGHT
A LONG RIDGE FORMED BY DEPOSIT OF SEDIMENTS ALONGSIDE A RIVER CHANNEL.
LEVEE
A LARGE STREAM.
RIVER
A NATURAL OR ARTIFICAL LAKE THAT STORES WATER FOR HUMAN USE.
RESERVOIR
A LONG RIDGE FORMED BY DEPOSIT OF SEDIMENTS ALONGSIDE A RIVER CHANNEL.
LEVEE
A LARGE STREAM.
RIVER
A NATURAL OR ARTIFICAL LAKE THAT STORES WATER FOR HUMAN USE.
RESERVOIR
WATER THAT FILLS THE CRACKS AND PORES IN UNDERGROUND SOIL CHANNEL IN SOIL AND ROCK LAYERS.
GROUND WATER
THE CONTINOUS PROCESS BY WHICH WATER MOVES FROM EARTHS SURFACE TO THE ATMOSPHERE AND BACK, PASSING THROUGH THE LIVING AND NONLIVING PARTS OF THE ENVOIRNMENT.
WATER CYCLE
THE PROCESS BY WHICH PLANTS USE WATER, PLUS CARBON DIOXIDE AND ENERGY FROM THE SUN, TO MAKE FOOD.
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
WATER THAT FLOWS OVER THE GROUND SURFACE RATHER THAN SOAKING INTO THE GROUND
RUN OFF
A WATER SHORTAGE CAUSED BY LO0NG PERIODS OF LOW PRECIPITATION IN A PARTICULAR AREA.
DROUGHT
WATER THAT FILLS THE CRACKS AND PORES IN UNDERGROUND SOIL CHANNEL IN SOIL AND ROCK LAYERS.
GROUND WATER
THE CONTINOUS PROCESS BY WHICH WATER MOVES FROM EARTHS SURFACE TO THE ATMOSPHERE AND BACK, PASSING THROUGH THE LIVING AND NONLIVING PARTS OF THE ENVOIRNMENT.
WATER CYCLE
THE PROCESS BY WHICH PLANTS USE WATER, PLUS CARBON DIOXIDE AND ENERGY FROM THE SUN, TO MAKE FOOD.
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
WATER THAT FLOWS OVER THE GROUND SURFACE RATHER THAN SOAKING INTO THE GROUND
RUN OFF
A WATER SHORTAGE CAUSED BY LO0NG PERIODS OF LOW PRECIPITATION IN A PARTICULAR AREA.
DROUGHT
THE PROCESS BY WHICH A GAS, SUCH AS WATER VAPOR, CHANGES TO A LIQUID, SUCH AS WATER.
CONDENSATION
THE THREE FORMS (SOLID, LIQUIDS, AND GAS) IN WHICH MATTER EXISTS.
STATES
FORMS OF WATER SUCH AS RAIN, SNOW, SLEET OR HAIL THAT FALL FROM CLOUDS AND REACH EARTH'S SURFACE.
PRECIPITATION
THE PROCESS OF SUPPLYING WATER TO AREAS OF LAND TO MAKE THEM SUITABLE FOR GROWING CROPS.
IRRIGATION
THE INVISABLE, GASEOUS FORM OF WATER.
WATER VAPOR
THE PROCESS BY WHICH A GAS, SUCH AS WATER VAPOR, CHANGES TO A LIQUID, SUCH AS WATER.
CONDENSATION
THE THREE FORMS (SOLID, LIQUIDS, AND GAS) IN WHICH MATTER EXISTS.
STATES
FORMS OF WATER SUCH AS RAIN, SNOW, SLEET OR HAIL THAT FALL FROM CLOUDS AND REACH EARTH'S SURFACE.
PRECIPITATION
THE PROCESS OF SUPPLYING WATER TO AREAS OF LAND TO MAKE THEM SUITABLE FOR GROWING CROPS.
IRRIGATION
THE INVISABLE, GASEOUS FORM OF WATER.
WATER VAPOR
THE PROCESS BY WHICH A GAS, SUCH AS WATER VAPOR, CHANGES TO A LIQUID, SUCH AS WATER.
CONDENSATION
THE THREE FORMS (SOLID, LIQUIDS, AND GAS) IN WHICH MATTER EXISTS.
STATES
FORMS OF WATER SUCH AS RAIN, SNOW, SLEET OR HAIL THAT FALL FROM CLOUDS AND REACH EARTH'S SURFACE.
PRECIPITATION
THE PROCESS OF SUPPLYING WATER TO AREAS OF LAND TO MAKE THEM SUITABLE FOR GROWING CROPS.
IRRIGATION
THE INVISABLE, GASEOUS FORM OF WATER.
WATER VAPOR