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Env Science Week 9
Week 9 Vocabulary for Environmental Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Surface Runoff | Precipitation that falls to the ground and drains across the surface and eventually finds its way to streams, rivers, lakes, oceans, etc. |
| Groundwater | collected when precipitation falls and it is absorbed into the ground, collects in pores between the soil and weathered rock |
| sinkhole | a natural depression in the Earth's surface caused by the absence of soil or rock and caused by water |
| watershed | an area of land where all the water that is under it or drains off of it goes to the same place, such as a river, stream, creek, or even the ocean |
| runoff | Water that flows over the ground |
| percolation | The downward movement of water into the ground and below the surface |
| Watershed boundaries | the highest points or ridges that surround a body of water; determined by elevation, or the height of the land |
| outlet | The place where a body of water flows into another body of water |
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