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Wednesday, 6 November 2024, 11:50 PM
Site: OpenLearn Create
Course: Water resource management in Myanmar (Water resource management in Myanmar)
Glossary: Glossary
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Erosion

Where particles or fragments are weathered from rock material

Eutrophication

When a water body becomes enriched with nutrients which lead to the growth of algae

Evaporation

Where water returns to the atmosphere because water is heated up, so the water molecules change from liquid to gas

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Floodplain

An area of flat land next to a river, formed mainly of river sediments and subject to flooding

Fluvial sediment

The process where water is the key agent for erosion