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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| glacier | a large sheet of ice that moves slowly across the land |
| groundwater | water stored in the cracks and spaces beetweeen particles of soil and underground rocks |
| ice caps | a covering of ice over a large area such as in the polar reagions |
| reservoir | an artifital lake built for storage of water |
| storage | the process of water being stored on Earths surface in the ground or as a water feature |
| algae bloom | a sometimes harmful rapid increase in the amount of algae found in water |
| acid rain | harmful rain caused by the burning of fossil fuels |
| conservation | the act of saving, protecting, or using resources wisely |
| deposition | the dropping off of eroded soil and bits of rock |
| erosion | The process of carrying away soil or pieces of rocks |
| floodplain | the process of weathered rock moving from one place to another |
| levee | an embankment to prevent the overflow of a river |
| storm surge | hurricane winds a waves push water onto LA Shore |