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16 Cards in this Set
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What is a layer of permable rock that allows water to flow through?
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aquifer
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What is a groove created by water moving down the same path called?
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channel
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What is an underground opening that can form when acidic groundwater dissolves limestone?
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Cave
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What is the land area from which a river or stream collects runoff called?
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drainage basin
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What is water that soaks into the ground and collect in pores and empty spaces called?
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groundwater
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What is a hot spring that erupts periodically and shoots water and steam into the air called?
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geyser
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What are materials that water cannot pass through called?
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impermeable
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What is a broad, C-shaped curve in a river or stream, formed by erosion of its outer bank called?
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meander
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What word describes rocks and soil with connecting pores through which water can flow?
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permeable
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What is it called when runoff flows as sheets, picks up sediments, and carries them away?
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sheet erosion
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What is any rainwater that does not soak into the ground or evaporate, but generally flows into streams called?
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runoff
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What is formed when the water table meets the earth's surface?
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spring
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What is the daily rise and fall in sea level, caused by the interaction of gravity in the Earth-Moon system called?
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tides
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What is the rhythmic movement that carries energy through matter or space called?
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waves
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What is a current that runs parallel to the shoreline called?
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longshore current
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What are deposits of sediment that are parallel to the shore called?
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beaches
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