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13 Cards in this Set
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aqueduct
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a channel built by people to move water long distances through mountains and across rivers.
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conservation
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to save
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reclamation
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to recycle or use again
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reservoir
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man-made lake that is used to store water
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aquifer
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an underground layer of rock or soil which is cabable of absorbing water
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watershed
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the name for an area of land in which water drains into a specific river
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water cycle
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continuous movment of water between earth's surface and the air as it changes from liquid to gas to solid to liquid.
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condensation
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the process of water vapor changing to liquid water
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contaminate
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to dirty or pollute a material such as fresh water.
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What happens during the water cycle?
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evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff
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What are the types of precipitation?
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rain, sleet, hail, snow
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What are usable freshwater sources?
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snow, streams, reservoirs, aquifer, watershed, water table, well, dam, river
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Explain the different ways rainwater is carried to people who need it.
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You can get rainwater from the reservoirs because the rain falls into the reservoirs. An aquifer collects rainwater too by creating a water table. Rainwater can also fall into a watershed, which then drains into a river.
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