Watershed Vocab Flashcard

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Nonliving thing affecting ecosystem

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Abiotic Factor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Permeable underground rock that holds/transmits groundwater; pumps retrieve water from here.

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Aquifer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

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A living thing that affects the ecosystem

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Biotic Factor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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A geographical barrier, like a ridge or mountain, separating watersheds.

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Drainage Divide

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Boundary between freshwater rivers and saltwater ocean

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Estuary

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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Water in underground soil and rock cracks and pores

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Groundwater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Pollutants in water without a specific source, e.g., runoff from fertilized lawns.

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Nonpoint Source Pollution

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Rock or material that water flows through

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Permeable Rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

Identifiable localized water pollution source, e.g., wastewater discharge.

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Point Source Pollution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

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Area below the water table where spaces are filled with water

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Saturation Zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4