Water Quality and Distribution

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What is water quality?

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Measurement of the condition of water and how clean it is for living things, including humans.

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What is a watershed?

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A large area of land that drains into a body of water.

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What flows from one place to another?

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River.

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What percentage of water on Earth is saltwater?

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97% saltwater & 3% freshwater.

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Where are deltas located?

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At the mouth of a river.

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What is freshwater?

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Water that is not salty and is safe for drinking.

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What is saltwater?

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Water that contains a high concentration of salt, like ocean water.

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What is a river?

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A large, flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean.

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What is surface runoff?

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Water that flows over the ground surface and into bodies of water.

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What is a glacier?

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A large mass of ice that moves slowly over land.