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Vocabulary Streams & Rivers (2-1) Wetland Environments (2-3) Water Underground (2-5) Groundwater Diagrams River Diagrams

A 100 wearing away the land

A 100 erosion

A 200 particles of rock and soil

A 200 sediments

A 300 the process by which soil and rocks are left behind

A 300 deposition

A 400 Water that flows over the ground surface

A 400 runoff

A 500 Land that is covered by a shallow layer of water

A 500 wetland

B 100 Describe one of the three things that can happen to rainfall

B evaporate immediately - soak into the soil - form runoff

B 200 Name one of the three factors that affect runoff

B nature of the ground surface - rate of rainfall - if the land is flat or hilly

B 300 What do we call a ridge of land that separates one watershed from another?

B 300 a divide

B 400 What causes floods?

B 400 When the volume of water in a river increases so much that the river overflows its channel

B 500 Name two ways to control floods

B 500 Dams and levees

C 100 What are the two main types of wetlands

C 100 fresh water wetlands and coastal wetlands

C 200 This type of fresh water wetland is generally a grassy area containing cattails and other tall grass-like plants

C 200 marsh

C 300 This type of fresh water wetland (located in the South), looks like a flooded forest.

Swamp C 300

C 400 This type of coastal wetland is found in south and central Florida. It has short trees with thick tangled roots

C 400 Mangrove forests

C 500 Describe one benefit of wetlands

C 500 Wetlands help control floods, provide natural water filtration, and offer a habitat to many animal and plant species

D 100 What are the spaces between rock and soil called

D 100 pores

D 200 Name a permeable material

D 200 sand or gravel

D 300 Name an impermeable material

D 300 clay or granite

D 400 A well must go beyond this in order obtain groundwater

D 400 water table

D 500 This occurs when groundwater is trapped between two impermeable rock layers

D 500 artesian well

E 100 What do we call point A of a River System

E 100 headwaters

E 200 What do we call point B of a River System

E 200 oxbow lake

E 300 What do we call point C of a River System

E 300 meander

E 400 What do we call point D of a River System

E 400 mouth

E 500 Between what two points would you find a flood plain?

E 500 between points B and C

F 100 What do we call this area underground Solid rock

F 100 unsaturated zone

F 200 What do we call this area underground Solid rock

F 200 Water table

F 300 What do we call this area underground Solid rock

F 300 saturated zone

F 400 Solid rock

F 400 permeable layer

F 500 Solid rock

F 500 impermeable layer

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