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watershed vocabulary

TermDefinition
biotic factors living organisms in the environment, such as plants and animals
abiotic factors non living physical features of the environment, such as water, soil, sunlight, landforms, and temperature
topography surface features of a region, including hills, streams, valleys, lakes, bridges, tunnels, and roads
watershed land that water flows across or through on its way to a river or other body of water
wetlands transition zone between dry land and bodies of water
tributaries streams and rivers that supply larger bodies of water
esturary an area where fresh water and salt water mix
bay an inlet that leads into the sea
marsh a low, wet grassland with no trees
sediment particles that collect on the bottom of a waterway
floodplain area along river banks that form from sediments deposited when a river overflows its banks
delta fan shaped mass of material deposited at the mouth of a stream
conservation careful use of resources so they will last longer
recyle to reuse a resource
fens peat-forming wetlands that receive nutrients from sources other than precipitation
runoff precipitation that flows over land into streams and river. (this water later enters oceans)
point-source pollution pollution that comes from one specific site
non point source pollution pollution that comes from many sources
permeability the ability of rock or sediment to let fluids pass through its open spaces, or pores
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