Watery Stuff Flashcards
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2 ways a wshed can change over time .
A
- The direction a river flows.
2. Nutrients can be deposited elsewhere.
1
Q
Difference between gwater and swater
A
Gwater: it is underground like in an aquifer and fills spaces soil rocks
Swater: on the surface of the earth like a lake or pond.
2
Q
3 ways we impact water sheds
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- Dams
- Factory smoke/ chemicals/ polluting water
- Pesticides/ pumping too much to irrigate
3
Q
Runoff:
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The water in the stream it flows there
4
Q
Streams:
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Water that flows within a channel
5
Q
Watershed:
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Area where all runoff goes
6
Q
Headwater:
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Where river starts
7
Q
Estuaries:
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Coastal area where fresh+salt water mix
8
Q
Lake:
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Large body of water
9
Q
2 characteristics of rock that make depth of water table
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- Porosity
2. Permeability
10
Q
3 things that determine gwater flow
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- Wells
- Rain
- Spring
11
Q
2 ways people effect gwater
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- Fertilizers, pesticides, sewage, salt
2. Removing too much and making sinkhole
