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15 Cards in this Set
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Surface water |
Fresh water on the Earths surface. |
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River System |
Streams and rivers move across the land, they form a flowing network of water. |
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Watershed |
The area of land that is drained by a river. |
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Groundwater |
Water beneath the Earths surface in sediment and rock formations. |
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Aquifer |
An underground formation that contains groundwater. |
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Porosity |
The percentage of the total volume of a rock that has more space (pores). |
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Permeability |
The ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow through. |
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Recharge Zone |
An area of the earths surface from which water percolates down into an aquifer. |
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Water Pollution |
The introduction of chemical, physical, and biological agents into water that degrade the water quality and adversely affect the organisms that depend on the water. |
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Point-Source Pollution |
Pollution discharged from a single source. |
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Non point-source pollution |
Comes from many different sources that are often difficult to identify. |
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Wastewater |
Water that contains waste from homes and industry. |
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Artificial eutrophication |
Eutriphications caused by humans. |
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Thermal Pollution |
Temperature of a body of water such as a lake or stream. |
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Biomagnification |
The buildup of pollutants at higher levels of food chain. |
