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Water 1-5 (39 Cards)

WATER 1-5 WETLANDS et. al. (5 Q, 39 pts)

TermDefinition
precipitation head first (water from the sky)
runoff precipitation that flows on the surface of the earth
groundwater precipitation that soaks into the ground
spring groundwater that leaks out and becomes runoff
brook step across runoff
creek jump across runoff
stream wade across runoff
small river swim across runoff
large river boat across runoff
shed to divide
watershed a ridge that divides runoff
river system runoffs that drain a common area
tributary a smaller runoff that flows into a larger runoff
confluence runoffs of the same size that join together
distributary (delta) a larger runoff that splits into smaller ones at the mouth
pore a small hole
porous full of small holes
per through
mei to move
permeable the power to move through
sa- full
saturate to make full of
ground water porous underground rock that is saturated with water
aqua water
fer to carry
aquafer groundwater
water table the top layer of ground water
non not
nonporous not full of small holes
im not
impermeable not holding the power to move through
water table the highest level of groundwater
wetland water table at or above the surface of the ground.
puddle step across wetland
pond wade across wetland
small lake swim across wetland
large lake boat across wetland
marsh grassland wetland
swamp forest wetland
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