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Science Notes 11
words for lesson 11
vocab words | answer |
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divide | ridge, continuous line of high land, from which ater flows in different directions |
drainage basin | watershed, is an area into which all of the water on one side flows |
turnover | the rising and sinking of cool and warm water in a lake |
eutrophication | an increase of nutrients in a pond or lake |
iceberg | mass of ice floating in the ocean |
groundwater | water held underground |
permeable substance | substance that liquids can flow through |
impermeable substance | substance that liquids cant flow through |
water table | the top of the region which is saturated, or completely filled with water |
aquifer | underground layer of permeable rock or sediment that contains water |
spring | flow of water from the ground at a place where the surface of the land dips below the water table |
artesian well | well in which water flows to the surface naturally because it is under pressure |
fresh water | water that is not salty and has little taste, color, or smell |
salt water | water that contains dissolved salts or other minerals |
water cycle | continuos movement of water through the environment of earth |
evaporation | process in which water changes from liquid to vapor |
condensation | process in which vapor in the atmosphere changes to liquid |
precipitation | water that falls from clouds |