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Ch. 11 Vocabulary . Erosion. process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another. Water cycle. continuous movement of water from the ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean. Tributary. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Ch. 11 Vocabulary
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Erosion process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another
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Water cycle continuous movement of water from the ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean
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Tributary stream that flows into a lake or larger stream
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Channel path that a stream follows
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Divide boundary between drainage areas that have streams that flow in opposite directions
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Load materials carried by a stream
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Deposition process by which material is laid down
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Watershed area of land that is drained by a water system
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Alluvial fan fan shaped mass of material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply
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Floodplain area along a ricer that forms from sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks
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Water table upper surface of underground water
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Delta fan-shaped mass of material deposited at the mouth of a stream
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Porosity percentage of the total volume of a rock or sediment that consists of open spaces
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Aquifer body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater
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Point-source pollution
pollution that comes from a specific site
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Permeability ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through its open spaces, or pores
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Artesian spring spring whose water flows from a crack in the cap rock over the aquifer
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Recharge zone area in which water travels downward to become part of an aquifer
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Sewage treatment plant
facility that cleans waste materials found in water that comes from sewers or drains
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Non point source pollution
pollution that comes from many sources rather than one single, specific site
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Septic tank tank that separates solid wastes from liquids and that has bacteria that break down the solid waste