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Chapter 4
Chapter4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| desalinization | Process of removing salt from ocean water |
| hydrologic cycle | Movement of water through the hydrosphere |
| headwater | First and small streams formed from the runoff of mountain, eventually forming rivers |
| tributary | Any smaller stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river |
| watershed | The entire region drained by a river and its tributaries |
| drainage basin | A region drained by a river and its tributaries |
| estuaries | Semi-enclosed bodies of water, seawater, and freshwater formed where a river meets an inlet of the sea |
| wetlands | Landscape that are covered with water for at least part of the year |
| groundwater | Water found below ground |
| water table | The groundwater level at which all the cracks and spaces in rock are filled with water |