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Runoff
Water that doesn't soak into the ground or evaporate but instead flows across Earth's surface.
Channel
Water moving down the same path creates a groove.
Sheet Erosion
Occurs when water that is as sheets picks up and carries away sediments.
Drainage Basin
Is the area of land from which a stream or river collects runoff.
Meander
A curve that grows to become a broad ark.
Ground Water
Water that soaks into the ground collects in pores and empty spaces.
Impermeable
Soil and rock.
Impermeable
Water that cannot pass trough some materials.
Aquifer
A layer of preamble rock that lets water move freely.
Water Table
The upper surface of this zone.
Spring
Water that flows out.
Geyser
Is a hot spring that erupts periodically,shooting water and steam into the air.
Cave
Cracks that enlarge in limestone until an underground opening forms.
Longshore Current
Water that runs parallel to the shoreline.
Beaches
Are deposits of sediment that are parallel to the shore.
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Chapter 9 Vocab
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About chapter 9 in science
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