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| the degree of compactness of a substance. |
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| The water at the ocean surface is moved primarily by winds that blow in certain patterns because of the Earth's spin and the Coriolis Effect. |
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| a rising of seawater, magma, or other liquid. |
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| an effect whereby a mass moving in a rotating system experiences a force. |
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| are driven by density and temperature gradients. |
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| describes the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth. |
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| the water present beneath Earth's surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures on rock formations. |
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| water on the surface of the planet such as in a stream, river, lake, wetland, or ocean. |
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| Groundwater Cross Section |
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| a shaft sunk into the ground to obtain water, oil, or gas. |
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| a term often defined as long-term water-level declines caused by sustained groundwater pumping |
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| the movement of saline water into freshwater aquifers, which can lead to contamination of drinking water sources |
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| A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. |
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| the process of removing out-dated, dangerous, or ecologically damaging dams from river systems. |
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| Agriculture Effects on Freshwater |
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| Recreational Effects on Freshwater |
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| Non-Point Source Pollution |
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| Primary Waste Water Treatment |
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| Secondary Waste Water Treatment |
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| Secondary Waste Water Treatment |
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| Tertiary Waste Water Treatment |
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| thick, soft, wet mud or a similar viscous mixture of liquid and solid components, especially the product of an industrial or refining process. |
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