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Acid precipitation
Geography; Physical geography
Atmospheric precipitation with a pH less than 5.6. Normal pH of precipitation is 5.6.
Acid deposition
Geography; Physical geography
Atmospheric deposition of acids in solid or liquid form on the Earth's surface. Also see acid precipitation
Acid
Geography; Physical geography
(1) Substance having a pH less than 7. (2) Substance that releases hydrogen ions (H+).
Accumulation zone
Geography; Physical geography
(1) Region in a glacier where there is a surface net addition of snow. (2) Part of a hillslope that has a net gain of material leading to a progressive raising of the slope's surface.
Acclimation
Geography; Physical geography
Slow adjustment of an organism to new conditions in its environment.
Abyssal fan
Geography; Physical geography
Fan shaped accumulation of sediment from rivers that is deposited at the base of a submarine canyon within a ocean basin.
Barchan dune
Geography; Physical geography
Crescent shaped sand dune that has its long axis transverse to the wind and its crescent tips pointed downwind.
