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Landforms All, 70 Qs
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| shore | the border between land and surface water |
| outlet | runoff that is let out into a larger body of water |
| tide | salty ocean water that pushes into coastal areas, two or four times a day |
| estuary | salty ocean wetland |
| valley | low land between two higher lands |
| ditch | step across valley |
| gully | jump across valley |
| ravine | walk across valley |
| gorge | climb across valley |
| canyon | fly across valley |
| V-shaped | river erosion valley |
| U-shaped | glacier erosion valley |
| inlet | a "C" or "U" shaped shore |
| cove | swim across inlet |
| bay | canoe across inlet |
| gulf | boat across inlet |
| sea | largest inlet |
| ocean | the goal of all runoff |
| landform | the shape of land caused by water and elevation |
| lake | water surrounded by land. |
| island | land surrounded by water. |
| gulf | water surrounded by land on three sides |
| peninsula | land surrounded by water on three sides |
| bay | a small gulf |
| cape | a small peninsula. |
| strait | a narrow strip of water that joins two larger water areas |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land that joins two larger land areas |
| lake system | a close group of lakes |
| archipelago | a close group of islands |
| mountain | a huge, upside down "V" of rock |
| canyon | a huge "V" of missing rock |
Created by:
Mr. Dornfeld
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