Shared Flashcard Set

Details

SCIENCE CH 9
SCIENCE CH 9
16
Science
8th Grade
05/17/2012

Additional Science Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
AQUIFER
Definition
LAYER OF ROCK THAT ALLOWS WATER TO FLOW THROUGH
Term
ARTISAN WELL
Definition
A WELL THAT DOESNT NEED WATER TO THE SURFACE
Term
CAVE
Definition
UNDERGROUND OPENING THAT CAN FORM WHEN ACIDIC GROUND WATER DISSOLVES
Term
ROCKY SHORE LINE
Definition
Term
GEYSER
Definition
A HOT SPRING THAT ERUPTS PERIODICALLY AND SHOOTS WATER AND STEAM IN TO THE AIR
Term
GROUND WATER
Definition
WATER THAT SOAKS INTO THE GROUND AND IS IMPORTANT FOR DRINKING WATER
Term
BARRIER ISLANDS
Definition
Term
IMPERIABLE
Definition
ITEMS THAT WATER CAN NOT PASS THROUGH
Term
MEANDOR
Definition
C SHAPED CURVE IN A RIVER FORMED BY EROSION OF ITS OUTER BANK
Term
PERMEABLE
Definition
SOIL AND ROCK THAT WATER CAN FLOW THROUGH
Term
SPRING
Definition
FORMS WHEN THE WATER TABLE MEETS EARTHS SURFACE. OFTEN FOUND ON HILL SIDES AND USED AS A FRESH WATER SOURCE
Term
RILL EROSION
Definition
Term
LONGSHORE CURRENT
Definition
CURRENT THAT RUNS PARALLEL TO THE SHORE LINE. CAUSED BY WAVES COLLIDING WITH THE SHORE AT SLIGHT ANGLES
Term
DRAINAGE BASIN
Definition
LAND AREA FROM WHICH A RIVER OR A STREAM COLLECTS RUNOFF
Term
WATER TABLE
Definition
UPPER SURFACE OF THE ZONE OF SATURATION- DROPS DURING A DROUGHT
Term
RUNOFF
Definition
ANY RAINWATER THAT DOES NOT SOAK INTO THE GROUND AND FLOWS INTO STREAMS OR RIVERS
Supporting users have an ad free experience!