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padgett vocab review
Vocabulary Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a long period of abnormally low rainfall | drought |
| pollution whose source is hard to find or is scattered | non-point source |
| the process of supplying water to grow crops | irrigation |
| pollution that enters water from a known source | point-source |
| the science and business of raising and harvesting of fish in a controlled situation | aquaculture |
| a section of waterway, closed off by gates, in which ships are raised or lowered by raising or lowering the water level of that section | lock |
| a small wastewater system used by a home or a buisness | septic system |
| the process of removing salt from ocean water | desalination |
| the amount of a substance that is in another substance | concentration |
| a structure that holds back and controls the flow of water in a river | dam |
| collects and treats huge amounts of wastewater from a city or a town | sewage system |