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Watershed Vocabulary

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small particles of dirt, rock, and sand suspended in water sediment
the chemical and physical processes that break down rock at Earth's surface weathering
wind or water moving weathered rock and soil from one place to another erosion
water running / draining off the land into a water system runoff
smaller streams and rivers that flow into a main river tributaries
the flat, wide area of land along a river flood plain
a body of water where salt and fresh water mix estuary
water that is a mix of fresh and saltwater brackish
an area of land that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year wetland
an area of land that drains into a body of water or water system watershed
a ridge of land that separates one watershed from another divide
a plant-like organism that blooms in spring and summer algae
pollutants that you know their source point source pollution
the collection of water samples to analyze chemical and / or biological composition (ex. pH, dissolved oxygen) water quality monitoring
food for plants and animals; they can be bad in mass quantities nutrients
pollutants that you don't know their source nonpoint source pollution
living factors in an ecosystem biotic
non-living factors in an ecosystem abiotic
Created by: jhelverson
 

 



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