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Vocab Unit 6

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Total cards: 8•Content version: v3•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Aquifer

Back (Answer)

A natural underground water supply

#2
Front (Question)

Compost

Back (Answer)

A mixture of decaying organic matter, as from plants and animals, used to provide nutrients to soil

#3
Front (Question)

Deforestation

Back (Answer)

Removing large areas of forests for agriculture or other uses

#4
Front (Question)

Irrigation

Back (Answer)

To artificially supply dry land with water

#5
Front (Question)

Municipal Solid Waste

Back (Answer)

Garbage from homes and businesses

#6
Front (Question)

Topsoil

Back (Answer)

A soil layer of organic matter and inorganic minerals that holds water and slowly releases nutrients to plants

#7
Front (Question)

Leaching

Back (Answer)

The process in which various chemicals in upper layers of soil are dissolved and carried to lower levels of soil sometimes all the way to groundwater

#8
Front (Question)

Percolate

Back (Answer)

Water passing downward through small spaces in the soil, sometimes all the way to groundwater