Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Vocabulary Words Quiz 1:

Quiz #1
7.1
breakwaters-
Breakwaters are structures constructed on coasts as part of coastal defence or to protect an anchorage from the effects of weather and longshore drift.
faecal coliform- Are a water based Bacterium used to determine the qaulity of water
silting -
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving orrunning water and deposited as a sediment.
tidal flushing - Areas of which tidal water is flushed in
sea change-
a transformation brought about by the sea

urban stormwater- Urban stormwater is rain water runoff that is collected in the gutters and pipes located on tops of houses in rural areas.
dredging- Dredging is the removal of material from the bottom of a river by means of a scoop, suction pipe, series of buckets etc.  
introduced plants- are non-native plants that have been introduced often resulting in it taking over the native vegetation
 


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