7.11A/B Human Impact on Hydrosphere Vocabulary

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Watershed

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An area of land found everywhere on earth that collects precipitation and drains it to the lowest elevation

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Surface Water

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Water that collects on the surface of the ground

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Water Table

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Boundary between groundwater and surface water where the ground becomes saturated

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Groundwater

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Water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock

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Aquifer

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Underground water stored in permeable rock layers

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Permeabilit

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Measure of the ability of water to flow through a material

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Water Cycle

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Process describing how water evaporates, cools, and condenses into rain or snow in clouds, and falls again to the surface as predipitation

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Human Activity

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Human actions that cause damage to the environment

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Runoff

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Draining of water from an area of land

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Herbicide

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Substance that is toxic to plants