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the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another
erosion
the continuous movement of water from the ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean
water cycle
a stream that flows into a lake or into a larger stream
tributary
the area of land that is drained by a water system
watershed
the boundary between drainage areas that have streams that flow in opposite directions
divide
the path that a stream follows
channel
the materials carried by a stream
load
the process in which material is laid down
deposition
a fan-shaped mass of material deposited at the mouth of a stream
delta
a fan-shaped mass of material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply
alluvial fan
an area along a river that forms from sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks
floodplain
the upper surface of underground water; the upper boundary of the zone of saturation
water table
a body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater
aquifer
the percentage of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces
porosity
the ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through its open spaces, or pores
permeability
an area in which water travels downward to become part of an aquifer
recharge zone
a spring whose water flows from a crack in the cap rock over the aquifer
artesian spring
pollution that comes from a specific site
point-source pollution
pollution that comes from many sources rather than from a single, specific site
nonpoint-source pollution
a facility that cleans the waste materials found in water that comes from sewers or drains
sewage treatment plant
a tank that separates solid waste from liquids and that has bacteria that break down the solid waste
septic tank
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Hulsey: Chp 11 Science Vocabulary
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Hulsey: Chp 11 Science Vocabulary
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