abiotic

nonliving factors in an
ecosystem- like water,soil, rocks
adhesive
Water molecules stick or bond
to other surfaces
biotic
living parts of an ecosystem-
plants and animals
Chesapeake Bay
largest estuary in the United
States- our watershed
co-adhesive
water molecules bond or stick
to other water molecules
delta
sediment that is taken down
stream by moving water
Divide
top of mountain or ridge that
separates watersheds
Ecosystem
the living community and the
nonliving factors that affect it
estuary
a body of water where fresh
water meets salt water
flood plain
a area that is susceptible to
flooding
meander
snake shaped bending of a
river as it flows across the land
non-point source pollutants pollutants that you don't know
their source
oxbow lake
a horseshoe shaped body of water created
by moving water and erosion
point source pollution
pollutants that you know their
source
runoff
water that flows across the
land after a heavy rain
sediment
created by erosion- broken down rock-
runoff carries it into waterways
topography
a model or drawing of mountains, valleys,
hills, rivers, and roads found on a surface
tributary
small streams that branch into
the main stream
universal solvent
almost anything will dissolve
in water
water quality monitoring
pH, dissolved oxygen, nitrate levels-
testing for the chemicals in the water
Watershed
an area in which all sources of water
drain to a common surface water.
wetland
transition zone between
dryland and a body of water