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| runoff | water flowing downslope |
| watershed | all of the land area whose water drains into a stream system |
| divide | high land area that separates watersheds |
| solution | how surface water is carried after it becomes dissolved in water |
| suspension | separates in water |
| bed load | consists of sand, pebbles, and cobbles that the stream's water can roll or push along the stream bed |
| discharge | the measure of the volume of water that flows over a particular location in a certain amount of time |
| flood | occurs when water spills over the stream's banks |
| floodplain | a broad, flat area that holds water during times of flooding |
| stream channel | occurs when moving water carves a path into sediment |
| stream banks | the confines or borders of a stream |
| meander | bends or curves in a stream |
| delta | the location where a river meets the ocean |
| rejuvenation | the process of a stream down-cutting to its base level |
| lake | a depression in the surface materials that can hold water |
| eutrophication | the process of adding nutrients to the water and changing the organisms that live there - can cause algal blooms |
| wetland | land area that is covered with water for a large part of the year |
| Infiltration | the process of water sinking into the ground and becoming groundwater |
| Transpiration | The process of water evaporating from the leaves and stems of trees and other plants |
| Evaporation | the process of liquid water becoming a gas |
| Condensation | the process of how clouds are made - gaseous water becoming a liquid |
| Precipitation | any form of water falling from clouds |
