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Science Vocab 4
my science words i need to study
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| point-source pollution | pollution that enters water from a specific source that can be identified |
| nonpoint-source pollution | pollution with a widely spread source that can't be tied to a specific point of origin |
| desalination | the process of removing salt from ocean water |
| continental shelf | the flat or gently sloping land that lies submerged around the edges of a continent and that extends from the shoreline out to the continental slope |
| sonar | a system that uses underwater sound waves to measure distance and locate objects |
| remote sensing | the science of obtaining info about an object or physical environment using data that has been acquired with a sensor technology device that is not in contact with the object or environment |
| downwelling | the movement of water from the surface to greater depths carrying oxygen down allowing animals to live deep in the ocean |
| upwelling | the vertical movement of deep water to the surface bringing up nutrients from the deep ocean allowing animals to thrive |
| estuary | a shoreline area where fresh water from a river mixes with salt water from the ocean |
| kelp forest | a large community of kelp, a type of seaweed that can attach to the ocean floor |
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