Watershed Vocab

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What is runoff?

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Rainwater that flows downhill over the surface of the ground.

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What are constraints?

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Limitations to things.

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What is a biome?

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An area classified according to species that live there, unique to temperature, soil, light, and water.

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What are criteria?

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What something must have to be successful.

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What is a habitat?

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Forests, wetlands, and underwater grasses where many animals and plants live.

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What is a watershed?

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An area of land that drains rainwater and snow into a common body of water.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their environment interacting as a system.

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What is a stream?

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A small, narrow river.

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What are contaminants?

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Substances that make something impure or unclean.

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What is an environment?

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The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives.