| Vocabulary Word |
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| spring |
seeping groundwater which may flow to the surface or into lakes and river bottoms |
| wetland |
land or areas that are flooded all or part of the year, provide habitat for wildlife, help control flooding |
| runoff |
water that runs off the land into other bodies of water |
| water vapor |
the gas form of water which is invisible in the air |
| drinking water |
water that is free fo chemicals, sediment, and microscopic organisms and is safe to drink |
| irrigation water |
supplying the land with water (usually for watering crops that do not receive enough precipitation) |
| glacier |
huge mass of slowly moving ice formed on land by the compacting of crystallized snow, formed in areas where snowfall exceeds melting |
| ground water |
water that soaks into the earth and fills the spaces or pores between the rocks and soil or between cracks of bedrock |
| ocean |
the great body of salt water that covers nearly 3/4 of the Earth's surface |
| river |
a large natural stream of water that flows into a lake, ocean, or another river |
| tributary |
a stream or river that flows into a stream or river |
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