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science 11
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fresh water | not salted, little or no smell, color, or taste |
| salt water | water containing dissolved and minerals |
| water cycle | the continuous movement of water through the environment of earth |
| evaporation | the process of which water is turned into vapor |
| condensation | the process of which vapor is turned into water |
| precipitation | when water falls from the clouds |
| divide | a ridge |
| drainage basin | water shed |
| turnover | the rising and sinking of worm and cold water in a lake |
| iceberg | a mass of ice floating in the ocean |
| eutrophication | characterized by an abundant accumulation of nutrients that support a dense growth of algae and other organisms, the decay of which depletes the shallow waters of oxygen in summer. |
| ground water | water held under ground |
| permeable | a substance that liquid can flow through |
| impermeable | a substance that liquids cant flow through |
| water table | the top of the region that is saturated or completely filled with water |
| aquifer | a underground layer of permeable rock |
| spring | a flow of water from ground at a place were the surface of the land dips below the water table |
| artesian well | a well were water flows to the surface naturally by pressure |