ECOSYSTEMS AND WATERSHEDS

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ECOSYSTEM

Abiotic (nonliving) and biotic (living) factors living in the same environment

<p>Abiotic (nonliving) and biotic (living) factors living in the same environment</p>
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ABIOTIC

Nonliving things of an ecosystem

<p>Nonliving things of an ecosystem</p>
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BIOTIC

Living (or once living) things of an ecosystem

<p>Living (or once living) things of an ecosystem</p>
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WETLAND

Land that is covered with a shallow layer of water for all or part of the year

<p>Land that is covered with a shallow layer of water for all or part of the year</p>
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ESTUARY

A partially enclosed body of water where fresh water from rivers and streams meet ocean saltwater.

<p>A partially enclosed body of water where fresh water from rivers and streams meet ocean saltwater.</p>
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WATERSHED

The land that water flows across, under, or through on its way to a river

<p>The land that water flows across, under, or through on its way to a river</p>
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DIVIDE

The top of a mountain or high hills that separate where water flows

<p>The top of a mountain or high hills that separate where water flows</p>
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HEADWATERS

Small streams that flow down a mountain and collect together to begin a river

<p>Small streams that flow down a mountain and collect together to begin a river</p>
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TRIBUTARY

Small streams, rivers, or creeks that flow into a big river

<p>Small streams, rivers, or creeks that flow into a big river</p>
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MAINSTEM

A big or large river (main part of river that is calm)

<p>A big or large river (main part of river that is calm)</p>
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FLOODPLAINS

The land on each side of a river that holds water when it floods (water gets too high)

<p>The land on each side of a river that holds water when it floods (water gets too high)</p>
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MOUTH

The part of the river that opens into a larger body of water

<p>The part of the river that opens into a larger body of water</p>
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DEPOSITION

a process by which rivers carry sand, small pebbles, and rocks down stream and then deposit (drop) them.

<p>a process by which rivers carry sand, small pebbles, and rocks down stream and then deposit (drop) them.</p>
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SEDIMENT

small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things

<p>small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things</p>
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UPSTREAM

the direction moving against the flow of a water source (from mouth to source)

<p>the direction moving against the flow of a water source (from mouth to source)</p>
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DOWNSTREAM

the direction moving with the flow of a water source (from source to mouth)

<p>the direction moving with the flow of a water source (from source to mouth)</p>