An environment that provides the things that a specific organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce

Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and water layers

The continual movement of water among earths atmosphere, oceans, and land surfaces through evaporation, condensation, and precipitaion

The process by which molecules at the surface of liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gas

The process by which water is lost through a plant's leaves

Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

A stream or river that flows into a larger river

The land area that supplies water to a river system

A ridge of land that separates watershed from another

A lake that stores water for human use

The buildup over time of nutrients in freshwater lakes and ponds that leads to an increase in the growth of algae

Characteristics of a materials; that contains connected air space, or pores, that water can seep through easily

A characteristic of materials, such as clay and granite, through which water does not easily pass

The layer of rocks and soil above the water table in which pores contain air as well as water

The area of perameble rocks or soil in which cracks and pored are completely filled with water

The top of the saturated zone, or depth to groundwater under earths surface

An underground layer of rocks and sediment that holds water

A well in which water rises because of pressure within aquifer

A and of area that is covered with a shallow layer water during some or all of the year

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Fresh-water chapter

Question	Answer
habitat	An environment that provides the things that a specific organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce
groundwater	Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and water layers
water cycle	The continual movement of water among earths atmosphere, oceans, and land surfaces through evaporation, condensation, and precipitaion
evaporation	The process by which molecules at the surface of liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gas
transpirtion	The process by which water is lost through a plant's leaves
precipitation	Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
tributary	A stream or river that flows into a larger river
watershed	The land area that supplies water to a river system
divide	A ridge of land that separates watershed from another
reservoir	A lake that stores water for human use
euthophication	The buildup over time of nutrients in freshwater lakes and ponds that leads to an increase in the growth of algae
permeable	Characteristics of a materials; that contains connected air space, or pores, that water can seep through easily
impermable	A characteristic of materials, such as clay and granite, through which water does not easily pass
unsaturated zone	The layer of rocks and soil above the water table in which pores contain air as well as water
saturated zone	The area of perameble rocks or soil in which cracks and pored are completely filled with water
water table	The top of the saturated zone, or depth to groundwater under earths surface
aquifer	An underground layer of rocks and sediment that holds water
artesian well	A well in which water rises because of pressure within aquifer
wetland	A and of area that is covered with a shallow layer water during some or all of the year

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