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26 Cards in this Set
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Habitat |
Place where owganism lives and gets all of the things it needs to survive |
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Groundwater |
Water that fills in cracks and spaces in underground rock and soil layers |
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water cycle |
Continuous cycle all water goes through |
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Evaporation |
Energy molecules turn from liquid to vapor |
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Transpiration |
Water given off through leaves as vapor |
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Precipitation |
Wtaer falling from clouds as rain, snow ice, or sleet |
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Runoff |
Water that is coming down as precipitation falls off of mountain or hill |
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Tributaries |
Streams and smaller rivers that feed into main river |
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Watershed |
Large place where water gets emptied into river |
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Divide |
Spereate watersheds |
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Reservoir |
Man made lakes |
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Eutrophication |
Build up of nutrients in water causing many water organisms to die |
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Salinity |
Amount of salt in water |
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Sonar |
Sounds that are bounced back to map seafloor |
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Seamount |
Volcanic mountain rising from icean floor |
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Trench |
Long deep valley on ocean floor |
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Continental slope |
Steep edge of continental shelf |
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Continental Shelf |
Sloping shallow area extending from continent |
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Abyssal Plain |
Flat area of land covered by smooth mud |
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Mid Ocean Ridge |
Long chains of mountains; Lava creates new seafloor |
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Current |
Large stream of moving water |
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Coriolis Effect |
Earth's rotation causing winds and currents |
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Climate |
Pattern of temperature and precipitation of an area for a long period of time |
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El Nino |
Causes warm air and severe weather conditions in Pacific Ocean |
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La Nina |
Colder weather |
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Condensation |
Change in state from gas to liquid |
