Watershed Matching Worksheet

What is the process of sediment settling in a new location called?
The cloudiness r clarity of the water , it determines water quality.
The purity of water; how much of the substances are in the water besies the water itself
The living factors in an ecosystem
Nonliving factors of an ecosystem
Water that is partly salty and partly fresh, characteristics of estuaries
Both the living community and the nonliving that affect it
The process of water, ice, wind, or gravity moving sediments
Water from precipitation that flows over the ground surface instead of soaking into the ground.
A ridge of land that separates two watersheds
A broad, flat valley that a river flows through
Organisms without backbones, which are visible to the eye without the aid of a microscope
A wetland that has mostly mosses, without trees or grass, most common in the north
A river and a lot of tributaries
A steam that flows into a larger stream
Pieces of rock or soil that are frequently carried away by moving water in rivers and streams
A body of water where fresh water and salt water mix together
The land area that supplies water to a river system
A wetland with tall grass-like plants and no trees
An area of land that is covered with a shallow layer of water during at least part of the year
This measures how much acidity is in the water
Is the saltiness or dissolved salt content of a body of water
A wetland that looks like a flooded forest with trees and shrubs, most common in the south
A marsh that has brackish or salt water near a coastline