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erosion

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the removal and transport of rock and soil

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recharge zone

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the ground zone where water enters an aquifer

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old rivers

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low gradient and low erosive power; it deposits sediment along its banks

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the process by which material is dropped or settled

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deposition

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rock and soil deposited by streams

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alluvium

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pollution which comes from one particular point such as a sewer pipe or factory drain

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point-source pollution

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  1. Youthful rivers; 2. Mature rivers; 3. Old rivers; 4. rejuvenated rivers
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4 river stages

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mature rivers

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erodes it channel wider than deeper

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a rock layer that stores and allows the flow of ground water

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aquifer

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deposition

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the process by which material is dropped or settled

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smaller streams or rivers that flow into larger ones

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tributaries

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the land that is flooded when rivers flood

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flood plain

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watershed

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(drainage basin) land drained by a river system , which includes that main river and its tributaries

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point-source pollution

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pollution which comes from one particular point such as a sewer pipe or factory drain

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the ground zone where water enters an aquifer

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recharge zone

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water table

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where the zone of aeration and saturation meet

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erodes it channel wider than deeper

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mature rivers

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where the zone of aeration and saturation meet

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water table

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a human-made hole that is deeper than the level of water table; therefore wells fill with groundwater

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well

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erodes its channel deeper than wide

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youthful rivers

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when the water table is lower than the level of a cave, the cave is no longer supported by the water underneath; the roof of the cave can hen collapse leaving a circular depression

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sinkhole

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the introduction of a substance into the environment that has harmful or poisonous effects

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pollution

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low gradient and low erosive power; it deposits sediment along its banks

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old rivers

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flood plain

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the land that is flooded when rivers flood

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the oath that a stream follows

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channel

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pollution

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the introduction of a substance into the environment that has harmful or poisonous effects

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the removal and transport of rock and soil

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erosion

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youthful rivers

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erodes its channel deeper than wide

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the amount of water a stream or river carries in a given amount of time (gallons/hour)

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discharge

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tributaries

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smaller streams or rivers that flow into larger ones

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the water located within the rocks below the earth’s surface

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ground water

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aquifer

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a rock layer that stores and allows the flow of ground water

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porous

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a rock layer with open spaces

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pollution which does not come from a single source. Examples include pesticides and fertilizers from agriculture.

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nonpoint-source pollution

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dripstone hanging from top of cave

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stalactite

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ground water

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the water located within the rocks below the earth’s surface

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when land is raised by Earth’s tectonic plates

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rejuvenated rivers

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a rock layer with open spaces

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porous

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nonpoint-source pollution

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pollution which does not come from a single source. Examples include pesticides and fertilizers from agriculture.

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alluvium

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rock and soil deposited by streams

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well

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a human-made hole that is deeper than the level of water table; therefore wells fill with groundwater

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gradient

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the measure of the change of elevation over a certain distance

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channel

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the oath that a stream follows

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sinkhole

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when the water table is lower than the level of a cave, the cave is no longer supported by the water underneath; the roof of the cave can hen collapse leaving a circular depression

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rejuvenated rivers

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when land is raised by Earth’s tectonic plates

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4 river stages

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  1. Youthful rivers; 2. Mature rivers; 3. Old rivers; 4. rejuvenated rivers
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discharge

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the amount of water a stream or river carries in a given amount of time (gallons/hour)

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stalactite

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dripstone hanging from top of cave

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dripstone growing up in cave

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stalagmite

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load

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the materials carried in a stream’s water

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the measure of the change of elevation over a certain distance

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gradient

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stalagmite

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dripstone growing up in cave

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the materials carried in a stream’s water

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load

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(drainage basin) land drained by a river system , which includes that main river and its tributaries

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watershed