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14 Cards in this Set
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Weathering
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The process of breaking down rock
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Watershed
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An area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.
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Waste Water
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Waste water is any water that has been adversely affected in quality by anthropogenic influence.
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Surface water
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Water that collects on the surface of the ground.
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Reservoir
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A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply.
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Oxbow Lake
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A curved lake formed at a former oxbow where the main stream of the river has cut across the narrow end and no longer flows around the loop of the bend.
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Meander
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A looping change of direction in a river or stream
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Landforms
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A natural feature of the earth's surface.
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Model
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A representation that shows the workings of an object
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Hanging Glacier
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A hanging glacier originates high on the wall of a glacial valley and descends only part of the way to the surface of the main glacier and abruptly stops, typically at a cliff
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Glacier
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A slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles
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Aguifer
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A body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater
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Deposition
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The process of adding sand or soil to a new location
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Erosion
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The process of natural forces moving soil and small rocks from one place to another
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