The entire body of salt water that covers more than 70 percent of the earth's surface

a body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater.

the liquid in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution

a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak)

. a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles

the area of land where all of the water that is under it or drains off of it goes into the same place

the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water

An organism that generally obtains food by feeding on other organisms or organic matter due to lack of the ability to manufacture own food from inorganic sources; a heterotroph.

(1) An autotrophic organism capable of producing complex organic compounds from simple inorganic molecules through the process of photosynthesis (using light energy) or through chemosynthesis (using chemical energy).

An organism whose ecological function involves the recycling of nutrients by performing the natural process of decomposition as it feeds on dead or decaying organisms.

graphic depiction of what organism eats the other organisms and shows the movement of energy from producer to different level consumers.

Food web: interconnecting food chains in an ecological community A food web is many food chains linked together to show a more accurate model of all possible feeding relationships of organisms in an ecosystem.

Winds blowing across the ocean surface push water away. Water then rises up from beneath the surface to replace the water that was pushed away.

a solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence

the relative proportion of salt in a solution

Rainfall not absorbed by soil; may contain pollutants it picked up as it flows downhill.

a number between 0 and 14 that indicates if a chemical is an acid or a base.

muddiness created by stirring up sediment or having foreign particles suspended in water

holding as much water or moisture as can be absorbed; thoroughly soaked

the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land, involving precipitation as rain and snow, drainage in streams and rivers, and return to the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration.

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NC 8th Hydrosphere

Key vocabulary for the Hydrosphere unit

Term	Definition
Oceans	The entire body of salt water that covers more than 70 percent of the earth's surface
Aquifer	a body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater.
Solvent	the liquid in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution
Ice caps	a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak)
Glaciers	. a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles
Watershed	the area of land where all of the water that is under it or drains off of it goes into the same place
Photosynthesis	the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water
Consumers	An organism that generally obtains food by feeding on other organisms or organic matter due to lack of the ability to manufacture own food from inorganic sources; a heterotroph.
Producers	(1) An autotrophic organism capable of producing complex organic compounds from simple inorganic molecules through the process of photosynthesis (using light energy) or through chemosynthesis (using chemical energy).
Decomposers	An organism whose ecological function involves the recycling of nutrients by performing the natural process of decomposition as it feeds on dead or decaying organisms.
Food chain	graphic depiction of what organism eats the other organisms and shows the movement of energy from producer to different level consumers.
Food web	Food web: interconnecting food chains in an ecological community A food web is many food chains linked together to show a more accurate model of all possible feeding relationships of organisms in an ecosystem.
Upwelling	Winds blowing across the ocean surface push water away. Water then rises up from beneath the surface to replace the water that was pushed away.
Minerals	a solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence
Salinity	the relative proportion of salt in a solution
Run off	Rainfall not absorbed by soil; may contain pollutants it picked up as it flows downhill.
Potability	suitable for drinking
pH	a number between 0 and 14 that indicates if a chemical is an acid or a base.
Turbidity	muddiness created by stirring up sediment or having foreign particles suspended in water
Saturated	holding as much water or moisture as can be absorbed; thoroughly soaked
Water Cycle	the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land, involving precipitation as rain and snow, drainage in streams and rivers, and return to the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration.

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