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20 Cards in this Set
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H.O.M.E.S |
Huron Ontario Michigan Erie Superior |
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Lake |
A body of fresh water surrounded by land |
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Rift-valley lake |
a steep-sided valley formed by land that slips down between cracks in the Earth’s surface |
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Barrier lake |
A small body of water that lies in a basin, held there by a natural dam or barrier.
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Erosion lake |
a lake, in a bowl-shaped basin worn away by a glacier
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Basin lake |
a lake which forms in a hollow in the Earth’s surface.
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Glaciers |
Glaciers are big blocks of ice that doesn't melt over time |
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Eco system |
An ecosystem includes all the living things. And each one has its own role. |
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Freshwater |
Water lacking a large amount of salt |
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Watershed |
an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.
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Food web |
a series of organisms related by predator-prey and consumer-resource interactions
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Food chain |
a series of organisms interrelated in their feeding habits, the smallest being fed upon by a larger one, which in turn feeds a still larger one, etc.
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Point source pollution |
Pollution coming form one source |
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Non-point pollution |
Pollution coming from many points and not just one point |
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Pollution |
harmful substances or products into the environment
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Runoff |
something that drains or flows off
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Sediment |
The matter that settles at the bottom of a liquid |
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Invasive species |
Plant or animals that are not native to that place |
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Habitat |
place that is natural for thelife and growth of an organism
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Wetland |
A land that is wet |
