7th S.S. - Ch. 4 (Landforms, Water, and Natural Resources)

Water vapor containing chemicals from air pollution

• acid rain

• leaching

• erosion

The level below ground at which all the spaces inside rock are filled with water

• soil salinization

• tributary

• water table

Salt buildup in soil

• erosion

• core

• soil salinization

The downward movement of minerals and humus in soil

• erosion

• leaching

• humus

A stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river

• creek

• watershed

• tributary

Earth’s center

• core

• mantle

• magma

The movement of surface material from one place to another

• watershed

• leaching

• erosion

Liquid rock within Earth

• lava

• magma

• core

Broken down plant and animal material

• humus

• soil

• earth

An area that is drained by a river and its tributaries

• water table

• watershed

• fall line