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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| glacier | a large sheet of ice thet moves slowly across land. |
| groundwater | water stored in the cracks and spaces between particles nof soil and underground rocks. |
| ice caps | a covering of ice over a large area such as in the polar regions. |
| reservoir | an artificial lake built for storage of water. |
| storage | the process of water being stored on earths surface in the ground or as a water feture. |
| algal bloom | a sometimes harmful rapid increases in the amount of algal found in water. |
| acid rain | harmful rain cause by the burning of fossil fuel. |
| conservation | the act of saving proteccting or using resources wisely. |
| deposition | the dropping off of eroding soil and bits of rocks |
| erosion | the process of weathered rock moving from one place to another. |
| levee | an embankment to prevent the overflow of a river |
| storm surge | a hurricane winds and waves push water onto LA shore |
| floodplain | land near a body of water that is likely to flood. |