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Weathering
Human Impact on Water
Surface water and Ground water
Erosion and deposition by water
100
The process by which rock is broken down into smaller pices by physical changes
What is physical weathering?
100
Water that is suitable to drink is called ________
What is potable?
100
Water above earths surface
What is surface water?
100
sediment and other materials are moved one place to another
What is erosion?
200
THe breakdown of rock material by physical and chemical weathering
What is weathering?
200
When waste or other material is added to water so that it is harmful to organisms that use it or live in it
What is water pollution?
200
water found in spaces of rock particles below earths surface
What is ground water
200
eroded material is dropped
What is deposition
300
_________ is the breaking down and wearing away of rock material by the mechanical action of other rock
What is abrasion?
300
___________ occurs when live or dead organisms are added to water supplies
What is biological pollution?
300
path a stream follows
What is channel
300
mesaure of change of elevation over a certain distance
What is gradient
400
The process by which other chemicals combine with oxigen is called _________
What is oxidation?
400
An increase in the amount of nutrients in water is called ________
What is eutrophication?
400
is a measure of how easily water can flow through a aquifer
What is premeability?
400
materials carried by stream
What is load?
500
Gravity,wind,temperature change,water,pressure change,plant and animal actions
What are the agents of physical weathering?
500
A body of water that usually forms from behind a dam
What is a reservoir?
500
area of land drained by river system
What is watershed?
500
fan shape pattern
What is delta