Watershed Vocab

Front

A land area where water drains to a specific body of water.

Back

watershed

Front

A stream or small river that feeds into a larger body of water.

Back

tributary

Front

Low oxygen area

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hypoxic zone

Front

Area separating watersheds

Back

divide

Front

Area with trees or tall grass filtering pollution

Back

riparian buffer

Front

All water fit for human use

Back

water supply

Front

Part of an experiment that changes on its own

Back

dependent variable

Front

Part of an experiment that is changed or altered

Back

independent variable

Front

Educated guess about an experiment's outcome

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hypothesis

Front

Water supply sources?

Back

rivers & lakes