Unit 08: Human Impact on the Hydrosphere Flashcards

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An area of permeable sediment or rock that holds significant amounts of water

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Aquifer

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Water that has less than 0.2% salt content dissolved in it

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Freshwater

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Water that is stored in cracks and pores beneath Earth's surface

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Groundwater

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System containing all the solid and liquid water on Earth

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Hydrosphere

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The contamination of the environment with substances that are harmful to life

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Pollution

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Water that flows over Earth's suface

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Runoff

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Water from a sea or ocean that has an average salinity of 35ppt

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Seawater

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The water that fills lakes and rivers

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Surface Water

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The upper limit of the saturated zone

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Water Table

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An area of land that drains runoff into a particular stream, lake, ocean, or other body of water

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Watershed