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hydroshpere
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| glacier | a large sheet of ice that moves slowly across the land |
| groundwater | water sorted in the cracks and spaces between particles of soil and underground water |
| 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 feauture |
| algal 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 rescues wisely |
| deposition | the dropping off of eroded soil and bits of rock |
| erosion | the process of weathered rock moving from one place to another |
| floodplain | land near a body of water that is likely to flood |