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Flora - Running Water & Groundwater Vocabulary StudyStack
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the slope or steepness of a stream channel | gradient |
| an accumulation of sediment formed where a stream enters a lake or an ocean | delta |
| an imaginary line that separates the drainage of two streams and is often found along a ridge | divide |
| a broad looping bend in the stream | meander |
| the movement of surface water into rock or soil through cracks and pore spaces | infiltration |
| the land area that contributes water to a stream | drainage basin |
| the upper level of the saturated zone of groundwater | water table |
| a depression produced in an area where soluble rock (such as limestone) has been removed by groundwater | sinkhole |
| the volume of water flowing past a certain point in a given unit of time | discharge |
| a measure of a material’s ability to transmit fluids | permeability |
| an area that has a land surface with numerous depressions called sinkholes and caves | karst topography |
| the flat, low-lying portion of a stream valley subject to periodic flooding | floodplain |
| sediment carried by a stream along the bottom of its channel | bed load |
| the volume of open spaces in rock or soil | porosity |