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Freshwater Biome
These concepts are important to know. Become an intelligent water user!
Question | Answer |
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The Water Cycle | The movement of water through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. |
Ground Water | Water in soil and rock (underground). 20% of freshwater is found this way. |
Water Conservation | Using water saving methods to help reduce the amount of water needed for homes, farms, and businesses. |
Water Pollution | Any contamination of water that reduces its usefulness to humans, plants, and animals in nature. |
Point Pollution | Pollution that comes from a single point and enters that water directly. An example of this would be a pipe dumping waste materials into a stream. |
Non Point Pollution | Pollution that comes from a large area but does not enter the water directly. An example of this would be salt on a parking lot washing into the soil before going into a stream or ground water. |
Landfill | A large outdoor area where we put our wastes. |
Sanitary Landfill | A landfill where waste is layered with soil and then covered with soil. |
Biodegradable | Anything that will break down and fall apart naturally. |
Hazardous Waste | Any garbage that can harm humans, animals, and plants. |
Water Table | The upper area of ground water. |
Leachate | Water that enters a landfill dissolves some of the garbage and exist the landfill as contaminated water. If leachate isn’t collected it will enter the water table. |
Decompose | To decay and fall apart naturally, to rot. |
Atmosphere | Gases that surround Earth. |
Water Vapor | Water in a gas state |
Ice Cap | A thick sheet of ice covering a large area of land |
Soil Water | Water that soaks into the soil |
Evaporation | When liquid changes to a gas |
Condensation | When a gas changes to a liquid |
Cloud | Tiny drops of condensed water in the atmosphere |
Precipitation | Water in the atmosphere that falls to Earth as rain, snow, hail, or sleet |
Freeze | When moving particles in a liquid slow down, lose heat, and change to a solid |