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Water Cycle 1.2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What is the difference between a pond and a lake? | Their overall size. A pond is smaller and shallower than a lake and can have plants growing from the bottom of it.. A lake is larger and deeper where sunlight sometimes cannot reach it so plants only grow along the edges. |
| How did the great lakes form? | When huge ice sheets scraped out a series of giant depressions |
| What is a divide? | The highest point in which water flows from. |
| What is a watershed? | The lowest point where water drains to. |
| What is turnover? | Cycling of nutrients OR The rising and sinking of cold and warm water during seasonal changes. |
| How often does turnover occur each year? | 2 times(summer and fall) |
| What landform would most likely be considered a divide Illinois or in Downers Grove? | Hill |
| Does warm water or cold water have more oxygen in it? | warm |
| How does oxygen affect the fish? | They need oxygen to live and colder water has less of it. Eutrophication (green scum) can also cause less oxygen. |
| What is eutrophication? | When there is an increase of nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen in water. |
| How does human activity contribute to eutrophication and how does pollution affect bodies of water? | Pollution like fertilizers speeds up the process causing algae growth that decreases oxygen and kills fish. |
| What is the activity of life in a lake affected by? | the amount of nutrients |
| What is an iceberg? | A mass of floating ice in the ocean |
| What percentage of freshwater is frozen? | ⅔ approximately 66% |
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