click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
APES vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Photosynthesis | 6 Carbon Dioxide + 6 Water = C6H12O6 + 6 Oxygen |
| Littoral Zone | Nearshore area where land and water meet in bodies of water |
| Limnetic Zone | Open, well-lit area in a freshwater lake/pond too deep for rooted plants to grow |
| Biomass | The mass of living material in an area |
| Least important light source for plants | Greeeeeen |
| Estuary | Biome where salt water and fresh water meet(considered marine) and there is a huge amount of biodiversity |
| Salinity | The concentration of dissolved salt in water |
| Turbidity | The concentration of really small particles in water, which causes how cloudy the water tends to appear |
| Evaporation | Liquid water to gas |
| Condesation | Gas water to liquid |
| Precipitation | Rainfall |
| Runoff | Water trickles down into the ocean |
| Percolation or Infiltration | Water goes into the soil |
| Groundwater | Happens as a result of a lot of percolation; the water underneath the surface gets stored and supplies wells and springs |
| Transpiration | When plant leaves emit water vapor(think of it like plants sweating) |