Ch. 10.2 Vocab

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Using less of a resource to prevent depletion.

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Conservation

Front

Substance harming water and its life.

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water pollution

Front

Resources that cannot be replaced quickly

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nonrenewable resources

Front

Resources that are replaced quickly

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renewable resources

Front

Specific source of pollution identifiable

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Point source pollution

Front

A widespread pollution source hard to trace.

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non point source pollution

Front

Supplying water to land for crop growth

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irrigation

Front

Disposing used resources for reprocessing into new products

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recycling

Front

Water in rivers, lakes, glaciers, and underground with low salt concentration

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freshwater

Front

A large body of salt water covering most of Earth's surface

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ocean