Freshwater
What is freshwater
what is water that has less than 0.2 percent salt dissolved in it?
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What are glaciers
what is large masses of moving ice that form on land.
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What is a stream
what is a body of water that flows within a channel?
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What is groundwater
what is generally water that lies below ground?
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what is a wetland
what is an area of land that is saturated with water for part of all of the year?
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what is something only Freshwater does
what is only freshwater enters Earth's atmosphere and returns to Earth's surface?
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Where are glaciers located
what is near the North and South Pole and on mountain tops?
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What is a brook
what is a small stream?
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How long can ground water remain underground
what is long periods of time- thousands or millions of years?
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what is sphagnum
what is a thick layer of peat- the partially decayed remains?
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more than how much of Earth's freshwater is still frozen
what is two thirds?
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How do glaciers form
what is layers and layers of ice and snow piling up?
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where do pools form
what is in depressions or low spots within a stream channel?
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groundwater is an important source of water for many _____, ______, and ______.
streams?
lakes ?
wetlands?
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what do wetlands provide in habitats
what is plentiful food and shelter for young and newly hatched animals?
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Where is the liquid freshwater stored
what is underground?
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What's an alpine glacier
what is an alpine glacier is a glacier that forms in the mountains?
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what is a riffle
what is a shallow part of a stream that flows on uneven ground?
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What is the water table
what is the upper limit of the saturated zone?
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how do wetlands help reduce flood control
what is they store large quantities of water?
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How much of Earth's liquid freshwater is in streams and lakes
what is less than 1 percent?
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what is an ice sheet
what is a glacier that spreads over land in all directions?
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what do riffles help do
what is mix water as it splashes and swirls over rough areas?
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what is permeability
what is the measure of water's ability to flow through rocks and sediment?
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wetlands help keep sediment and pollutants from reaching ____, __________, ______, and____
what is streams, lakes, groundwater, and the ocean?
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