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Section 1

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irrigation

Front

Process in which water is artificially supplied to the land

Back

Tributary

Front

any smaller stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river

Back

Sediment

Front

Small particles of weathered rock

Back

Weathering

Front

The process by which rocks break down and decay over time

Back

Erosion

Front

Movement of surface material from one location to another by water, wind, and ice

Back

Desalinization

Front

A process of removing salt from ocean water

Back

acid rain

Front

polluted rain that can damage trees and kill fish in lakes

Back

fossil fuels

Front

Energy resources—formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals—including coal, natural gas, and petroleum

Back

Faults

Front

Places where rock masses have been broken apart and are moving away from each other

Back

geothermal energy

Front

Heat of Earth's interior

Back

Reforestation

Front

The replanting of a forest

Back

crop rotation

Front

the practice of planting different crops in a field in alternating years

Back

Delta

Front

Accumulation of sediment at the mouth of a river

Back

soil exhaustion

Front

a condition in which soil has lost nutrients and becomes nearly useless for farming

Back

Water table

Front

the groundwater level at which all the cracks and spaces in rocks are filled with water

Back

Aqueduct

Front

Artificial channels for transporting water

Back

Petrochemicals

Front

Certain products made from oil

Back

plate tectonics

Front

The theory that Earth's crust is divided into rigid plates that slowly move across the upper mantle

Back

contour plowing

Front

Plowing fields across a hill, rather than up and down the hill

Back

Magma

Front

Liquid rock within Earth

Back

continental drift

Front

The process by which Earth's plates slowly move across the upper mantle

Back

hydroelectric power

Front

electricity produced by moving water

Back

soil salinization

Front

salt buildup in the soil

Back

Wetland

Front

Landscape that are filled with water for at least part of the year

Back

Aquafiers

Front

Rock layers were groundwater is plentiful

Back

Core

Front

Earths center, were pressures and temperatures are very high

Back

Mantle

Front

the section of earths interior that lies above the outer core and has the most mass

Back

fossil water

Front

groundwater that is not replenished by rain

Back

deforestation

Front

Destruction of lost forest

Back

Glaciers

Front

Thick masses of ice, including great ice sheets and bodies of ice that flow down mountains like slow rivers

Back

Ore

Front

mineral bearing rock

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