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| A piece of land built up at the mouth of a river |
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| lake cut off from the rest of the river |
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| a small river or stream that joins the main river |
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| Three factors that affect the amount of runoff |
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| Rate of rainfall Slope of land Nature of ground surface |
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| occurs when water takes away the land |
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| occurs when water pushes sediment together and builds up the land |
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| Four ways that a lake can form |
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| Volcanoes, Glaciers, Oxbow Lake, Dams/Reservoirs (man-made) |
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| How are ponds and lakes similar? |
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| They are both surrounded by land and algae grows in them. |
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| How are ponds and lakes different? |
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| Ponds are smaller and shallower. This allows sunlight to reach the bottom and life can grow throughout. Lakes are larger and deeper. Life can only grow on edges because sunlight doesn't reach the bottom. |
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| Process by which nutrients in a lake build up over time causing an increased algae growth |
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| A seasonal change that refreshes the supply of nutrients throughout a lake. In summer the sun warms the upper layer of the lake. Warm air floats on top of cooler, denser lower layers. In the fall, the top layer cools and sinks. This causes lake waters and nutrients to mix togehter. |
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| Chapter 2 Water Rivers, Ponds, and Streams Quiz |
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