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| water collected on the ground or in a stream, river, lake, wetland, or ocean; it is related to water collecting as groundwater or atmospheric water |
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| water retained in the soil for use of plants and other organisms to contribute to land productivity and soil health |
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| the water beneath the surface of the ground, consisting largely of surface water that has seeped down: the source of water in springs and wells |
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| the gaseous envelope surrounding the earth; the air |
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| a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface |
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| an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulatinng over the years and moving very slowly either descending from high mountains |
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| the water flow which occurs when soil is infiltrated to full capacity and excess water from rain, snowmelt, or other sources flows over the land |
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| falling products of condensation in the atmosphere, as rain, snow, or hail |
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| the process by which ground water is absorbed into the zone of saturation |
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| the processes by which ground water is released from the zone of saturation |
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| the seepage of water into soil or rock |
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| the processs by which atmospheric water vapor liquefies to form fog, clouds, or the like, or solidifies to form snow or hail |
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| the changing of a liquid into a gas , often under the influence of heat (as in the boiling of water) |
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| vast bodies of water that cover almost three fourths of the earth's surface |
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equal
and fixed intervals
between the ordered
marks |
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uneven
spacing between
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| Title Orientation Author(s) Date Symbol Scale |
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Means 1 of a unit on the map equals 2000 of that
unit in real life
• Example: 1 cm on the map = 2000 cm in real life |
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Graduated line telling distance; they do not use the
same units
• Example: 1 inch on the map = 100 miles in real life |
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brown/black lines connecting a
specific elevation |
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tells the difference in
elevation between contour lines |
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The study of the Earth, the materials of
which it is made, the structure of those
materials, and the processes acting upon
them. |
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sediments which have lithified
to become a rock
– Ex: limestone, sandstone, conglomerate |
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how many of the grains are
approximately the same size? |
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(roundedness) – how smooth or
rough are the edges? |
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how big are the grains?
– Fine, medium, course, etc.
– You can tell by touch (and sight) |
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| shows the rocks of an area |
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| gravity, glaciers, waves, and wind |
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| dissolved, suspended, bed |
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material dissolved in the
water |
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sediment suspended in
the water (this causes water to look
“muddy”)
– Depends on velocity of water and size, shape,
and density of sediment |
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sediment that moves along the
bottom of the river
– Saltation – skipping / “jumping” along the bed |
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| rivers need to maintain a certain velocity to carry sediments. if it drops below that velocity, it will drop the sediments. this can happen due to roughness of bed, shape of channel, and slope of river. can form features such as sandbars and deltas |
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