A | B |
biomass | plant matter or animal waste that can be used as a source of energy |
smog | a mixture of smoke and fog |
reservoir | a storage area for freshwater supplies |
seamount | an underwater mountain |
acid rain | precipitation mixed with wastes from burning fossil fuels |
aquifer | an underground layer of rock or soil filled with water |
basin | the ocean floor |
water table | the top of water-filled spaces in the ground |
current | a stream of water that flows through the ocean like a river |
abyssal plain | vast, flat lands on the ocean floor |
spring | a place where groundwater seeps out of the ground |
groundwater | water that seeps into the ground into spaces between bits of rock and soil |
fossil fuel | fuels formed from the decay of ancient forms of life |