Sulzberger Wetlands glossary
| Below is a list of words that are useful in understanding and describing wetlands. Some of them are explained in the Wetlands sections but if you can't find them then look up the word in the dictionary or the encyclopedia. Write the definition of the word here so that other students can learn more about wetlands. Draw a small picture to illustrate the definition if you think it will help explain the meaning of the word. Add words that you have discovered as you have done the wetland exercises. |
| amphibian: | |
area: (the measurement) |
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| asphalt: | |
| bird: | |
| bog: | |
| capacity: | |
| cave in: | |
| characteristic: | |
| continental divide | |
| depression: | |
| drain: | |
| ecosystem: | |
| emergent: | |
| erosion: | |
| flooding: | |
| glaciation: | |
| ground water: | |
| gush: | |
| habitat: | |
| hydrology: | |
| impermeable: | |
| mammal: | |
| marsh: | |
| peak: | |
| peat: | |
| permeable: | |
| plan: | |
| reptile: | |
| ripply: | |
| rural: | |
| section: | |
| sedges: | |
| serene: | |
| soil: | |
| storm sewer: | |
| submergent: | |
| surface: | |
| surface water: | |
| swamp: | |
| swirling: | |
| topography | |
| torrent: | |
| upland: | |
| urban: | |
volume: (measurement) |
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| watershed: | |
| wetland: | |
| ??? |