Earth Science: Running Water & Groundwater
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- Q1the sorted material deposited by a streamalluvium30s
- Q2rock or soil through which groundwater moves easilyaquifer30s
- Q3a well in which the water naturally rises above the level of the water tableartesian well30s
- Q4the lowest point to which a stream can erode its channelbase level30s
- Q5sediment that is carried by a stream along the bottom of its channelbed load30s
- Q6the total amount of sediment a stream is able to transportcapacity30s
- Q7a naturally formed underground chamber or series of chambers most commonly produced by solution activity in limestonecavern30s
- Q8an accumulation of sediment formed where a stream enters a lake or an oceandelta30s
- Q9the quantity of water in a stream that passes a given point in a period of timedischarge30s
- Q10an imaginary line that separates the drainage of two streams; often found along a ridgedivide30s
- Q11the land area that conributes water to a streamdrainage basin30s
- Q12occurs when the discharge of a stream becomes so great that it exceeds the carrying capacity of its channelflood30s
- Q13the flat, low-lying portion of a stream valley subject to periodic floodingfloodplain30s
- Q14a hot spring or fountain that ejects water at various intervalsgeyser30s
- Q15the slope of a stream over a certain distancegradient30s