Watershehd Flashcards 1- 10

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The shape of the land determined by the elevation and natural or man-made (map with curved lines).

Nonliving things (Examples: water, air, and temperature)

Precipitation that flows over the land to streams, rivers and lakes. This is the LEADING source of water quality problem in the U.S.

The accumulation of bits of sand, pebbles or other materials deposited by physical or chemical weathering.

One way to stop erosion – using plastic and then rocks to hold the plastic down.

a continuous ridge that separates a watershed (like a mountain).

Land area that collects and channels water from a smaller body of water to a larger body of water.

The wearing down or washing away of soil and land surface by the action of wind, water or ice.