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Chapter 4
Chapter4
Term | Definition |
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desalinization | Process of removing salt from ocean water |
hydrologic cycle | Movement of water through the hydrosphere |
headwater | First and small streams formed from the runoff of mountain, eventually forming rivers |
tributary | Any smaller stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river |
watershed | The entire region drained by a river and its tributaries |
drainage basin | A region drained by a river and its tributaries |
estuaries | Semi-enclosed bodies of water, seawater, and freshwater formed where a river meets an inlet of the sea |
wetlands | Landscape that are covered with water for at least part of the year |
groundwater | Water found below ground |
water table | The groundwater level at which all the cracks and spaces in rock are filled with water |