Water Movement and Pollution

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What type of pollution comes from multiple sources that are hard to identify, also known as runoff?

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Non-point pollution.

Front

What is the term for the pollution caused when power plants use water in their cooling systems and then discharge the water back into lakes?

Back

Thermal pollution.

Front

What do we call a network of rivers and streams?

Back

River system.

Front

What is the area of land that is drained by a river called?

Back

Watershed.

Front

What is the primary source of energy that drives the water cycle?

Back

The Sun.

Front

What is the process called when water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water?

Back

Condensation.

Front

What term describes the movement of water from the surface of the Earth to the atmosphere?

Back

Evaporation.

Front

What is the term for the process by which plants release water vapor into the atmosphere?

Back

Transpiration.

Front

What is the name of the underground layer of water-bearing rock?

Back

Aquifer.

Front

What is the term for the natural process of filtering water through soil and rock?

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Natural filtration.