| Term |
Definition |
Location |
| Dakota |
a member of
the American Indian people of the northern Mississippi valley |
Introduction Video |
| Ojibway |
a member of
the American Indian people of the region around Lake Superior
and westward |
Introduction Video |
| prairie |
a large area
of level or rolling land in the Mississippi valley that in its
natural uncultivated state usually has deep fertile soil, a
cover of tall coarse grasses, and few trees |
Introduction Video |
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to the top |
| lichens |
any of numerous
complex plants made up of an alga and a fungus growing together
on a solid surface (such as a rock) |
Minnesota: Introducing the Watershed |
| observation |
an act of recognizing
and noting a fact or occurrence often involving measurement
with instrument |
Minnesota: Introducing the Watershed |
| plow |
to turn, break
up, or work with a plow |
Minnesota: Introducing the Watershed |
| ravine |
a small narrow
steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than
a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
Minnesota: Introducing the Watershed |
| alternative |
a choice, a
different solution |
Minnesota: Bison Toolbox |
| awls |
a pointed tool
used for piecing small holes in leather or wood |
Minnesota: Bison Toolbox |
| bridles |
the rein and
bit used to guide a horse |
Minnesota: Bison Toolbox |
| dense |
marked by compactness
or crowding together of parts or having a high mass per unit
volume |
Minnesota: Bison Toolbox |
| dung |
the waste product
of an animal |
Minnesota: Bison Toolbox |
| fiber |
a thread or
a structure or object resembling a thread |
Minnesota: Bison Toolbox |
| hide |
the skin of
an animal |
Minnesota: Bison Toolbox |
| hooves |
curved covering
of horn that protects the front of or encloses the ends of the
digits of a mammal and that corresponds to a nail or claw |
Minnesota: Bison Toolbox |
| rigid |
stiff and unyielding |
Minnesota: Bison Toolbox |
| sinew |
a tendon dressed for use as a cord or thread |
Minnesota: Bison Toolbox |
| teepee |
a
conical tent usually consisting of skins and used especially
by American Indians of the Plains |
Minnesota: Bison Toolbox |
| tendon |
a tough cord
or band of dense white connective tissue that unites a muscle
with some other part such as a bone and transmits the force
which the muscle exerts |
Minnesota: Bison Toolbox |
| tissue |
a
particular kind of cell that forms one of the structural materials
of a plant or animal such as skin tissue |
Minnesota: Bison Toolbox |
| moisture |
liquid
diffused or condensed in a relatively small quantity: amount
of wetness |
Minnesota: Pioneer Agriculture |
| native species |
a plant or animal
originally living or growing in a particular region-not introduced
to a region by modern humans |
Minnesota: Pioneer Agriculture |
| panorama |
a complete view
of an area in every direction |
Minnesota: Pioneer Agriculture |
| regeneration |
renewal or restoration |
Minnesota: Pioneer Agriculture |
| remnant |
a small
part, member, or trace remaining |
Minnesota: Pioneer Agriculture |
| sod |
the grass- and
forb-covered surface of the ground |
Minnesota: Pioneer Agriculture |
| sod bustin' |
when the settlers
used the plow to break up the prairie turf |
Minnesota: Pioneer Agriculture |
| conservation |
a careful preservation
and protection of something; especially : planned management
of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction,
or neglect |
Minnesota: Modern Farming |
| contour |
the outline
of a curved figure or shape |
Minnesota: Modern Farming |
| erosion |
the process
of wearing away by the action of water, wind, or glacial ice |
Minnesota: Modern Farming |
| filter
strip |
a strip of plants
or material that filters out unwanted particles |
Minnesota: Modern Farming |
| grassed
waterway |
a strip of plants
or material planted where water flows to filter out unwanted
particles |
Minnesota: Modern Farming |
| gravel |
loose rounded
fragments of rock |
Minnesota: Modern Farming |
| gullies |
trenches which were originally worn in the earth by running water
and through which water often runs after rains |
Minnesota: Modern Farming |
| planting |
an area where
plants are grown for commercial or decorative purposes |
Minnesota: Modern Farming |
| prevailing |
to be frequent:
predominate |
Minnesota: Modern Farming |
| redeposited |
deposited or
put back again |
Minnesota: Modern Farming |
| sediment
basin |
a pond where
surface run-off is collected and allowed to settle in order
to reduce the amount of farming sediment that ends up in nearby
waterways |
Minnesota: Modern Farming |
| terraces |
a series of
horizontal ridges made in a hillside to increase cultivatable
land, conserve moisture, or minimize erosion |
Minnesota: Modern Farming |
| topsoil |
surface soil
usually including the organic layer in which plants have most
of their roots and that the farmer turns over in plowing |
Minnesota: Modern Farming |
| waterfowl |
swimming
game birds as distinguished from upland game birds and shorebirds
|
Minnesota: Modern Farming |
| wetlands |
land or areas
(such as tidal flats or swamps) containing much soil moisture |
Minnesota: Modern Farming |
| windbreak |
a growth of
trees or shrubs serving to break the force of wind |
Minnesota: Modern Farming |
| emergent |
newly established
vegetation |
Minnesota: A
Modern Refuge |
| refuge |
a place that
provides shelter or protection |
Minnesota: A Modern Refuge |
| sacred |
of or relating to religion |
Minnesota: A Modern Refuge |
| stability |
resistance to
change |
Minnesota: A Modern Refuge |
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| boreal |
an area characterized
by conifer forests |
Mississippi: Introducing the Watershed |
| ecological |
concerned with
the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
Mississippi: Introducing the Watershed |
| fungi |
a
major group of parasitic spore-producing organisms usually classified
as plants that lack chlorophyll and include molds, rusts, mildews,
smuts, mushrooms, and yeasts |
Mississippi: Introducing the Watershed |
| geologist |
a scientist
who studies the history of the earth and its life especially
as recorded in rocks |
Mississippi: Introducing the Watershed |
| geology |
a science that
deals with the history of the earth and its life especially
as recorded in rocks |
Mississippi: Introducing the Watershed |
| mineralogy |
a science dealing
with minerals, their crystallography, properties, classification,
and the ways of distinguishing them |
Mississippi: Introducing the Watershed |
| negotiates |
to
arrange for or bring about through conference, discussion, and
compromise |
Mississippi: Introducing the Watershed |
| paralysis |
loss of the
ability to move |
Mississippi: Introducing the Watershed |
| reputation |
recognition
by other people of some characteristic or ability |
Mississippi: Introducing the Watershed |
| rheumatism |
any of various
conditions characterized by inflammation or pain in muscles
or joints |
Mississippi: Introducing the Watershed |
| source |
the point of
origin of a stream of water |
Mississippi: Introducing the Watershed |
| statistical |
employing the
principles of quantity that are computed from a sample |
Mississippi: Introducing the Watershed |
| archeology |
the scientific
study of past human life and activities through the material
remains such as fossils and artifacts. |
Mississippi: A Site for All Seasons? |
| artifact |
an object from
a particular time period that results from human activity |
Mississippi: A Site for All Seasons? |
| ceremonial |
involved in
or belonging to a special event or ceremony |
Mississippi: A Site for All Seasons? |
| charred |
to convert to
charcoal or to burn partly |
Mississippi: A Site for All Seasons? |
| chert |
a rock resembling
flint and consisting essentially of a large amount of fibrous
chalcedony with smaller amounts of cryptocrystalline quartz
and amorphous silica |
Mississippi: A Site for All Seasons? |
| European |
a native or
inhabitant of Europe |
Mississippi: A Site for All Seasons? |
| excavate |
to expose to
view by digging away a covering such as the soil |
Mississippi: A Site for All Seasons? |
| flint |
a material used
for producing a spark (can be of hard quartz) |
Mississippi: A Site for All Seasons? |
| lithic |
a
stone tool |
Mississippi: A Site for All Seasons? |
| projectile |
an object projected
by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
Mississippi: A Site for All Seasons? |
| quartz |
a mineral consisting
of silicon dioxide occurring in colorless or colored hexagonal
crystals or in crystalline masses |
Mississippi: A Site for All Seasons? |
| saugers |
a pike
perch similar to but smaller than the walleye |
Mississippi: A Site for All Seasons? |
| seasonally |
of, relating
to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |
Mississippi: A Site for All Seasons? |
| suckers |
any of numerous
chiefly North American freshwater bony fishes closely related
to the carps but distinguished from them especially by the structure
of the mouth which usually has thick soft lips |
Mississippi: A Site for All Seasons? |
| wedges |
a piece of a
substance (such as wood or iron) that tapers to a thin edge
and is used for splitting wood and rocks |
Mississippi: A Site for All Seasons? |
| basswood |
a 60-80 foot
tree in the Linden family with light wood often used for making
boxes and crates |
Mississippi: Early Logging |
| canopy |
the uppermost
branchy layer of a forest |
Mississippi: Early Logging |
| cathedral |
a large church
or something that resembles one |
Mississippi: Early Logging |
| coarse |
rough in texture |
Mississippi: Early Logging |
| conifers |
an order of
mostly evergreen trees and shrubs |
Mississippi: Early Logging |
| debris |
the remains
of something broken down or destroyed |
Mississippi: Early Logging |
| deciduous |
a plant or tree
that looses its leaves seasonally |
Mississippi: Early Logging |
| diameter |
the length of
a straight line through the center of an object |
Mississippi: Early Logging |
| exterior |
the outside
part of something |
Mississippi: Early Logging |
| fire resistant |
able to withstand
fire |
Mississippi: Early Logging |
| flammable |
capable of being
easily ignited and of burning quickly |
Mississippi: Early Logging |
| fundamental
forces |
basic natural
phenomena such as fire, wind, and light |
Mississippi: Early Logging |
| gnarly |
full of knots
or gnarls |
Mississippi: Early Logging |
| habitat |
the environment
where a plant or animal naturally lives |
Mississippi: Early Logging |
| hardwood |
strong wooded
trees such as sugar maple, oak, and basswood |
Mississippi: Early Logging |
| linden |
any of a genus
of trees of temperate regions that are planted as shade trees
and are distinguished by having cordate leaves |
Mississippi: Early Logging |
| nimble |
quick and light
in motion: agile |
Mississippi: Early Logging |
| nutrients |
substances or ingredients that provide nutritional value |
Mississippi: Early Logging |
| paper pulp |
a
material prepared by chemical or mechanical means from various
materials (such as wood or rags) for use in making paper |
Mississippi: Early Logging |
| pine |
any of a genus
of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles
and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
Mississippi: Early Logging |
| pioneer
tree species |
a
type of tree capable of establishing itself in a bare, barren,
or open area and initiating an ecological cycle |
Mississippi: Early Logging |
| reckoning |
to compute or
a settling of accounts |
Mississippi: Early Logging |
| resistant |
an organism
that is able to resist a disease, drought, flooding, toxic agents,
malnutrition, or some other condition |
Mississippi: Early Logging |
| settlers |
one that settles
a new region |
Mississippi: Early Logging |
| succession |
unidirectional
change in the composition of an ecosystem as the available competing
organisms and especially the plants respond to and modify the
environment |
Mississippi: Early Logging |
| timber baron |
the owner of
a logging company who was very wealthy due to his logging interests |
Mississippi: Early Logging |
| veneers |
a layer of wood
of superior value or excellent grain to be glued to an inferior
wood |
Mississippi: Early Logging |
| riparian |
relating
to, or living, or located on the bank of a natural watercourse
(as a river) or sometimes of a lake or a tidewater |
Mississippi: Timber: Part 2 |
| sediment |
material deposited
by water, wind, or glaciers |
Mississippi: Timber: Part 2 |
| skidders |
a tractor or
some other device used especially for hauling logs |
Mississippi: Timber: Part 2 |
| topographic |
showing elevation
of natural and man-made features of a place or region usually
on maps or charts |
Mississippi: Timber: Part 2 |
| woodlot |
a restricted
area of woodland usually privately maintained as a source of
fuel, posts, and lumber |
Mississippi: Timber: Part 2 |
| aquatic
habitat |
an environment
for plants and animals where water is a major and essential
feature |
Mississippi: Recreation and Tourism
|
| seep |
to flow or pass
slowly through fine pores or small openings |
Mississippi: Recreation and Tourism
|
| septic system |
a
tank stored under the ground in which the solid matter of continuously
flowing sewage is disintegrated by bacteria |
Mississippi: Recreation and Tourism
|
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| apprentice |
a person who
works with a skilled worker to learn a trade or art |
Minnehaha: Introducing the Watershed |
| confluence |
flowing together
of two or more streams |
Minnehaha: Introducing the Watershed |
| expedition |
a journey or
excursion undertaken for a specific purpose |
Minnehaha: Introducing the Watershed |
| homo sapiens |
any of the group
of primate mammals that includes modern humans |
Minnehaha: Introducing the Watershed |
| bedrock |
the solid rock
underlying the surface soil |
Minnehaha: Climate Change Video |
| biomes |
a major ecological
community type such as the desert, tropical rain forest, or
grassland |
Minnehaha: Climate Change Video |
| diverse |
differing from
one another or composed of distinct or unlike elements or qualities |
Minnehaha: Climate Change Video |
| era |
a period in
time identified by some prominent figure or characteristic feature |
Minnehaha: Climate Change Video |
| prehistoric |
of, relating
to, or existing in times before written history |
Minnehaha: Climate Change Video |
| Apatosaurus |
formerly known
as the Brontosaurus, one of the largest land animals ever-it
walked on four legs, ate plants, and had a small head |
Minnehaha: Changing Climates and
Habitats |
| ecosystem |
the complex
system of a community of organisms and its environment and how
they function together |
Minnehaha: Changing Climates and
Habitats |
| Hypsi-thermal |
the period around
5000 B.C. following the post glacial era when Minnesota's climate
was hotter and drier than today |
Minnehaha: Changing Climates and
Habitats |
| pier dwelling |
a living space
built with vertical structural supports to keep the home above
flood waters |
Minnehaha: Changing Climates and
Habitats |
| Post Glacial |
the period immediately
following the glacial era |
Minnehaha: Changing Climates and
Habitats |
| sedge |
any of a family
of usually tufted marsh plants differing from the related grasses
in having solid stems |
Minnehaha: Changing Climates and
Habitats |
| aerators |
a source of
oxygen that is added to water |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| afflicting |
distressing
so severely as to cause suffering |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| Artesian |
well water under
pressure that flows naturally to the surface |
Minnehaha: Point-Source
Pollution |
| atmosphere |
the mass of
air which surrounds the earth |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| biological
processes |
a natural phenomenon
marked by gradual changes that lead toward a particular result
relating to life and living processes (growth, metabolism, photosynthesis,
etc.) |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| by-products |
something produced
in addition to the main product in an industrial processes |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| capacity |
the maximum
amount or number that can be contained or accommodated |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| chlorine |
a halogen element
that is isolated as a heavy greenish yellow gas of pungent odor
and is used especially as a bleach, oxidizing agent, and disinfectant
in water purification |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| commission |
a group of persons
expected to perform a duty |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| culprit |
the source or cause of a
problem |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| denials |
refusal to admit
the truth or reality |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| deposits |
something
laid down; especially: matter deposited by a natural process
|
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| downstream |
in the direction
of or nearer to the mouth of a stream |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| epidemic |
an illness that
affects a disproportionately large number of individuals within
a population at the same time |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| expansion
|
the act or process
of growing larger |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| facilities |
something (such
as a hospital) that is built, installed, or established to serve
a particular purpose |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| filter |
a
porous article or mass (such as plants or sand) through which
unwanted particles are separated out |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| grit chambers |
tanks where
grit and sand are removed during the water treatment process |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| inefficient |
wasteful of time or energy |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| metropolitan |
of, relating
to, or characteristic of a large city and sometimes including
its suburbs |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| microbes |
organisms
of microscopic or ultramicroscopic size |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| microorganisms |
organisms
of microscopic or ultramicroscopic size |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| orphanage |
an institution
that cares for children without parents |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| periodic |
occurring or
recurring at regular intervals |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| Point-Source |
pollution from
a single source such as a factory |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| pollution |
the action of
polluting especially by environmental contamination with man-made
waste |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| pump station |
a place that
pumps water up into a water tower so that later it can be delivered
to homes and businesses |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| purified |
to make pure
from undesirable elements |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| raw sewage |
refuse liquids
or waste matter in its original form (untreated) |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| regulations |
a rule or order
issued by a regulatory agency of a government and having the
force of law |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| residents |
one who resides
in a place |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| secondary
treatment |
part of the
water treatment process where oxygen is added to the water and
tiny bacteria clean it |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| sedimentation
process |
a process where
larger pieces of matter settle to the bottom of a tank and are
removed from the water |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| settling
tanks |
water treatment
tanks where larger pieces of matter settle to the bottom and
are removed from the water |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| sewage |
refuse
liquids or waste matter carried off by sewers |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| sewer |
an
artificial underground pipe to carry off sewage and sometimes
surface water (as from rainfall) |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| sludge |
precipitated
solid matter produced by water and sewage treatment processes |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| sophisticated |
having a refined
knowledge of the ways of the world |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| upstream |
in the direction
opposite to the flow of a stream |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| waste |
refuse from
places of human or animal habitation |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| watermain |
a pipe or conduit for
conveying water |
Minnehaha: Point-Source Pollution |
| asphalt |
a dark coal-like
substance found in the earth which is used for pavement |
Minnehaha: The Big Cover-Up |
| commercial |
occupied or
engaged in commerce or business |
Minnehaha: The Big Cover-Up |
| impervious |
not allowing
entrance or passage-example: a surface such as cement that does
not allow water to pass through it |
Minnehaha: The Big Cover-Up |
| industrial |
used in or developed
for use in industry |
Minnehaha: The Big Cover-Up |
| lobby |
to promote (as
a project) or secure the passage of (as legislation) by influencing
public officials |
Minnehaha: The Big Cover-Up |
| peak flow
rates |
being at or
reaching the maximum amount of running water |
Minnehaha: The Big Cover-Up |
| recommendation |
suggestion |
Minnehaha: The Big Cover-Up |
| residential |
an area populated
mainly by homes instead of businesses |
Minnehaha: The Big Cover-Up |
| run-off |
water that drains
off the land rather than absorbing into the earth |
Minnehaha: The Big Cover-Up |
| subsurface
groundwater |
water that is
stored between rocks just below the surface of the ground |
Minnehaha: The Big Cover-Up |
| utility
substation |
a smaller station
serving a particular area and providing a municipal service
such as light, power, or water |
Minnehaha: The Big Cover-Up |
| vegetation |
plant life or
total plant cover |
Minnehaha: The Big Cover-Up |
| zone |
to arrange in
or mark off into zones; specifically: to partition by ordinance
into sections reserved for different purposes (as residence
or business) |
Minnehaha: The Big Cover-Up |
| algae |
an aquatic organism
that uses chlorophyll and sunlight to produce energy |
Minnehaha Journey of a Raindrop |
| aquatic |
a plant or animal
that grows or lives in water |
Minnehaha Journey of a Raindrop |
| bacteria |
a group of single-celled
microorganisms that live in colonies in the soil, water, or
in organic matter |
Minnehaha Journey of a Raindrop |
| downspout |
a vertical
pipe used to drain rainwater from a roof |
Minnehaha Journey of a Raindrop |
| fertilizer |
a
substance (such as manure or a chemical mixture) used to make
soil more fertile |
Minnehaha Journey of a Raindrop |
| herbicides |
an agent used
to destroy or inhibit plant growth |
Minnehaha Journey of a Raindrop |
| non-point
source |
pollution from
a variety of small individual locations such as neighborhood
storm drains |
Minnehaha Journey of a Raindrop |
| pesticides |
a chemical agent used
to destroy pests |
Minnehaha Journey of a Raindrop |
| Return
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| abundant |
many, amply
supplied |
What is an Ecosystem? |
| adaptable |
capable of changing
to meet environmental conditions |
What is an Ecosystem? |
| carbon
dioxide |
CO2, a heavy
colorless gas that does not support combustion, dissolves in
water to form carbonic acid, is formed especially in animal
respiration and in the decay or combustion of animal and vegetable
matter, and is absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis. |
What is an Ecosystem? |
| chlorophyll |
the green pigment
found chiefly in plants that is used in photosynthesis |
What is an Ecosystem? |
| consumer |
an organism
that obtains its food by eating other organisms or particles
of organic matter |
What is an Ecosystem? |
| decomposer |
any
of various organisms (such as many bacteria and fungi) that
return organic substances to the soil by feeding on and breaking
down dead matter |
What is an Ecosystem? |
| domestic |
living near
or about human habitations, tame |
What is an Ecosystem? |
| extinct |
no longer existing |
What is an Ecosystem? |
| extinction |
the act of making
extinct or causing to no longer exist |
What is an Ecosystem? |
| herbivore |
a plant-eating animal |
What is an Ecosystem? |
| hydrogen |
a nonmetallic
element that is the simplest and lightest of the elements, is
normally a colorless, odorless highly flammable gas, and is
used especially in synthesis |
What is an Ecosystem? |
| inorganic |
being or composed
of matter other than plant or animal such as a mineral |
What is an Ecosystem? |
| invertebrate |
lacking a spinal
column |
What is an Ecosystem? |
| metamorphosis |
a
marked and more or less abrupt developmental change in the form
or structure of an animal (as a butterfly or a frog) occurring
subsequent to birth or hatching |
What is an Ecosystem? |
| molecules |
the smallest
particle of a substance that retains all the properties of the
substance and is composed of one or more atoms |
What is an Ecosystem? |
| oxygen |
a colorless,
tasteless, odorless, gaseous element that constitutes 21 percent
of the atmosphere and is found in water, in most rocks and minerals,
and in numerous organic compounds |
What is an Ecosystem? |
| pollen |
a mass of microspores
in a seed plant appearing usually as a fine dust |
What is an Ecosystem? |
| predator |
an
animal that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming
of other animals |
What is an Ecosystem? |
| producer |
any of various
organisms (such as a green plant) which make their own food
from simple substances (such as carbon dioxide and inorganic
nitrogen) |
What is an Ecosystem? |
| pyramid |
a structure
built on a broad supporting base and narrowing gradually to
a point |
What is an Ecosystem? |
| renew |
to restore to
existence |
What is an Ecosystem? |
| ultimate |
the best or most extreme
of its kind |
What is an Ecosystem? |
| wallow |
a muddy or dusty
area used by animals for wallowing |
What is an Ecosystem? |
| Return
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| acidic |
high in acid
content, below seven on the pH scale |
Testing for Water Quality |
| aerial |
occurring in
the air or atmosphere |
Testing for Water Quality |
| amphipods |
a group of small
crustaceans that are characterized by a body that is compressed
from side to side |
Testing for Water Quality |
| assessment |
an evaluation |
Testing for Water Quality |
| basic |
low in acid
content, bitter tasting, above seven on the pH scale |
Testing for Water Quality |
| Celsius |
a scale used
to measure temperature where 0 degrees is the freezing point
of water and 100 degrees is its boiling point |
Testing for Water Quality |
| channelize |
to straighten
a stream through an artificially created channel |
Testing for Water Quality |
| clarity |
the state of
being clear |
Testing for Water Quality |
| combustion |
a usually rapid
chemical process of burning that produces heat and usually light |
Testing for Water Quality |
| detritus |
loose material
(such as rock fragments or organic particles) that results directly
from disintegration |
Testing for Water Quality |
| dissolved |
to break down
in a solution so that it no longer can be seen |
Testing for Water Quality |
| fecal coliform |
the presence
of E. coli in fecal matter |
Testing for Water Quality |
| incineration |
to cause to
burn to ashes |
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| intolerant |
unable to endure
certain conditions |
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| larval |
the stage where
an animal is an immature, wingless, and often wormlike feeding
form that hatches from the egg of many insects that is finally
transformed into a pupa or chrysalis from which the adult emerges |
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| mercury |
a heavy silver-white
poisonous metallic element that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
and is used especially in scientific instruments and thermometers |
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| metal refining |
An industrial
process where metals are freed from impurities or unwanted material
through the use of extreme heat |
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| murky |
characterized
by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by smoke, fog, or pollution |
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| organic |
of, relating
to, or derived from living organisms |
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| pH |
A scale used
to measure the amount of hydrogen ions present in a concentration. It identifies acids and bases. |
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| photosynthesis |
the process
by which a plant uses light to form food (carbohydrates) from
carbon dioxide and water |
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| prediction |
the act of foretelling on the basis of observation, experience, or
scientific reason |
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| tolerant |
exhibiting the
capacity to endure pain or hardship
(such as for a drug or an environmental factor) |
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| tolerate |
to put up with
or endure |
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| toxic |
poisonous |
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| turbidity |
thick or opaque
with sediment |
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| vial |
a small closed
or closable vessel especially for liquids |
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| voracious |
having a huge
appetite |
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| channel
|
the bed where
a natural stream of water flows |
Understanding Watersheds |
| condensation |
the conversion
of a substance (such as water) from the vapor state to a denser
liquid |
Understanding Watersheds |
| Continental
Divide |
the watershed
of North America comprising the line of highest points of land
separating the waters flowing west from those flowing north
or east |
Understanding Watersheds |
| delta |
the alluvial
deposit at the mouth of a river |
Understanding Watersheds |
| evaporation |
the process
of converting from a liquid to a vapor |
Understanding Watersheds |
| floodplain |
level land near
a lake or river that may be submerged by floodwaters |
Understanding Watersheds |
| height of
land |
a ridgeline
that serves as the boundary between two watersheds-water flows
in a different direction on each side of the ridge |
Understanding Watersheds |
| inland |
the interior
part of a country away from the coast |
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| marshes |
a
tract of soft wet land usually characterized by grasses or cattails
|
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| meander |
a turn or winding
of a stream |
Understanding Watersheds |
| mouth |
the place where
a stream enters a larger body of water |
Understanding Watersheds |
| precipitation |
a
deposit on the earth of hail, mist, rain, sleet, or snow; |
Understanding Watersheds |
| ridge |
a raised strip |
Understanding Watersheds |
| rivulets |
small streams
of water |
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| silt |
loose sedimentary
material with rock particles usually 1/20 millimeter or less
in diameter |
Understanding Watersheds |
| subwatersheds |
a major watershed
divided into smaller parts based on the direction and flow of
water |
Understanding Watersheds |
| transpiration |
to give off
or exude watery vapor especially from the surfaces of leaves |
Understanding Watersheds |
| tributaries |
a stream feeding
a larger stream or a lake |
Understanding Watersheds |
| vapor |
a substance
in the gaseous state as distinguished from the liquid or solid
state (water vapor) |
Understanding Watersheds |
| watersheds |
a
region or area bounded peripherally by a divide and draining
ultimately to a particular watercourse or body of water |
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