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15 Cards in this Set
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Surface Water |
Surface water if fresh water on Earths land surface. |
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River System
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Stream and rivers that move across the land, they form a flowing network called a river system
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Watershed
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The area of land that us drained by a river is known as a watershed
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Groundwater
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Water beneath the Earth's surface in sediment and rock formations is called ground water
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Aquifer
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An underground formation that contains groundwater is called a Aquifer
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Porosity
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Porosity is the percentage of the total volume of a rock that has spaces (pores)
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Permeability
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The ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow through it is called Permeability
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recharge zone
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Recharge zone are environmentally sensitive areas because any pollution in recharge zone can also enter the aquifer
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Water Pollution
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Water pollution is the introduction of chemical, physical, or biological agents into to water that degrade water quality and adversely affect the organisms that depend on the water
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Point-source pollution
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Point-source pollution is pollution discharged from a single source
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Nonpoint-source pollution
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comes from many different sources that are often difficult to identify
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Waste water
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Waste water is water that contains waste from homes or industry
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Artificial eutrophication
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Eutrophication caused by humans is called Artificial eutrophication
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Thermal pollution
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When temperature of a body of water, such as a lake or stream, increase thermal pollution can result
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bio magnification
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This buildup of pollutants at higher levels of the food chain is called bio magnfication
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