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15 Cards in this Set
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Surface Water
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fresh water on Earth's land surface.
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River System
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flowing network of water.
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Watershed
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area of land that is drained by a river.
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Groundwater
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water beneath the Earth's surface in sediment & rock formation.
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Aquifer
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underground formation that contains groundwater.
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Porosity
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percentage of the total volume of a rock that has spaces.
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Permeability
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a ability of rock or soil that allows water to flow through it.
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Recharge Zone
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an area which water percolates down into an aquifer.
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Water pollution
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chemical, physical, or biological.
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Point-source pollution
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pollution discharged from a single source.
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Nonpoint-source pollution
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many different sources difficult to identify.
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Wastewater
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water that contains any type of waste.
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Artificial eutrophication
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eutrophication caused by humans.
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Thermal pollution
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power plants & other industries use water in their cooling system.
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Biomagnification
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buildup pollution at higher levels of the food chain.
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