Impact of Natural Events and Human Activity on Organisms
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| Extreme events classified by the extent of their impact on the ecosystem. Examples include: Avalanches, Droughts, Earthquakes, Epidemics, Forest Fires, Landslides/Mudslides, Sinkhole, Terrorists Attacks, Tsunamis, Volcanoes, War. | Catastrophic Events
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| An overflow of accumulation of the water that submerges land. | Flooding
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| A severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds. | Hurricane
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| A localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground. | Tornado
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| The BREAKDOWN and changes in rock and sediments at or near the Earth's surface produced by biological, chemical, and mechanical agents. | Weathering
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| The breaking down of rocks that changes the chemical composition of the rock through carbonation, hydration, and or oxidation. | Chemical Weathering
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| The breaking down of rocks into little itty bitty pieces by the changes in temperature, abrasion, and plant roots. | Mechanical Weathering
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| The process of which water, wind, ice, and gravity remove and transport or carry away sediments from one place to another. | Erosion
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| The Depositing of sediments and soil into a new location. (Deposit- Moving elsewhere) | Deposition
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| Area of LOOSELY packed soil that are saturated with water and located beneath the surface of the Earth. | Aquifers
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| Hazardous materials (such as pesticides, antifreeze, motor oil, paints) that enter the watershed and pollute the water. | Contaminants
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| Triangle-shaped landforms at the mouth of a river formed by the deposit of sediments as it empties into another body of water. | Deltas
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| Water that collects in cracks and pored underGROUND soil and rock layers. | Groundwater
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| Small pieces of rocks. | Sediments
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| Water on the surface of the Earth that comes from precipitation - Lakes, rivers, etc. | Surface Water
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| An area of LAND where the water that runs off the land drains into local rivers, streams, lakes and wetlands. | Watershed
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| An area below the surface where the ground is saturated with water. | Water Table
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