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Hydrology

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TermDefinition
conservation process of using a resource wisely so it will not be used up
continental shelf gently sloping, shallow area of the ocean floor that extends outward from the edge of the continent
crest highest point of a wave
salinity total amount of dissolved salts in a water sample
wavelength horizontal distance between two wave crests
aquifer underground layer of rock or soil that holds water
pores tiny openings in and between particles of rock and soil that may contain air or water
transpiration process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves
trough lowest point of a wave
tides daily rise and fall of Earth's waters on shores
current large stream of moving water that flows through the ocean
water cycle continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back
wave height vertical distance from the crest of a wave to the trough
watershed land area that supplies water to a river system
groundwater water that fills cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers
drought water shortage caused by long periods of low precipitation in a particular area
condensation process by which a gas such as water vapor, changes to liquid such as water
saturated zone layer of permeable rock or soil in which the cracks and pores are completely filled with water
permeable characteristics of materials such as sand and gravel that allow water to pass easily through them
continental slope an incline leading down from the edge of the continental shelf
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