Ch. 11 Water Vocab (ECO)

Front

Bodies of fresh, salt water, ice, and snow above ground

Back

surface water

Front

Suitable for drinking

Back

potable

Front

Ability of rock or sediment to allow fluid flow through pores

Back

permeability

Front

Infectious agent causing disease:

Back

pathogen

Front

Structure across a river to control flow

Back

dam

Front

Introduction of agents degrading water quality affecting dependent organisms.

Back

Water pollution

Front

Underground formation containing groundwater

Back

Aquifer

Front

Pollution from a specific site

Back

point-source pollution

Front

Temperature rise in water due to human activity harming water quality and life.

Back

thermal pollution

Front

Formed behind the dam

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Reservoir