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Ronin Flash Cards Hydrology
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Environmental Studies
9th Grade
01/25/2018

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Crest
Definition
The highest point of a wave
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Wetland
Definition
An area of land covered by water from the entirety of the year or only a portion
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Trough
Definition
The lowest point in a wave
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Aquifer
Definition
A highly permeable rock layer in which water may enter and stay freely
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Salinity
Definition
The measure of dissolved salts
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Porosity
Definition
The spaces in between the rock
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Permeability
Definition
The ability for water to flow through soil
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Zone of saturation
Definition
The area in which the the ground beneath is fully saturated with water
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Beach Nourishment
Definition
Large amounts of sand are deposited on eroding beaches
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Infiltration
Definition
Water flowing from the surface into the ground
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Discharge
Definition
The measure of volume flowing out from a specific location
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Bed Load
Definition
The small bits of sediment that is pushed along the bed of a stream
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Artesian well
Definition
A pressurized well that discharges water
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Swamp
Definition
A woody wet land area full of peat and trees
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Marsh
Definition
A non-woody wetland devoid of trees and is instead full of grasses
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