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an area of land that drains to a common location
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watershed
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an area of higher ground separating two adjacent streams or watersheds
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divide (or ridgeline)
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a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or lake
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tributary
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a body of water partly enclosed by land but having a wide outlet to the sea.
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bay
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salt water from the ocean mixes with the fresh water from the rivers
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estuary
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precipitation that travels across the surface of Earth in streams, rivers, drains, or sewers
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runoff
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water that is stored underground that seeped into the soil, supplying water for springs and aquifers
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ground water
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an underground bed or layer of Earth, gravel, or porous stone that contains water
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aquifer
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a lowland habitat, such as a marsh, swamp, or bog that has a shallow layer of water which still permits standing vegetation
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wetland
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nonliving influences on an organisms life
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abiotic factors
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any living organism that affects the life of another organism
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biotic factors
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a measure of the degree to which water loses its transparency due to the presence of suspended particulates
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turbidity
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the saltiness or dissolved salt content of a body of water
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salinity
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the chemical or mechanical breaking down of rocks or materials
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weathering
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process by which Earth material is moved from one area to another by water or wind
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erosion
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materials such as rock fragments and grains of sand that have been transported by wind, water, or glaciers
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sediment
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loose sediments that build up after water in a river loses energy and can't carry it any further
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deposit
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flat, border areas on each side of a river, allows water to spill out overflow at times of high flow.
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floodplain
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a biological system consisting of all the living organisms and nonliving which the organisms interact
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ecosystem
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places where any living things are born, nourished and grow. (found in nature, not your house)
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nursery
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