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science hydrology
unit c hydrology terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bio Indictors | Organisms or parts of organisms that are used to asses ecosystem health |
| Bio Magnification | The dose level increases at each level |
| Plankton | small and microscopic organisms that move with the currents |
| Universal solvent | lots of substances dissolve in it |
| upwelling | the movement of nutrients rich water from deep to shallow areas |
| Aquifer | rock layer that stores water and allows water to flow through it |
| Buoyancy | ability of fluid to exert a force upward on an object |
| SONAR | Sound Navigation and Ranging |
| Oceanic Zone | open waters of the ocean |
| Lake | a low piece of land that surface runoff collects |
| Polarity | the uneven charges of water one end is negative the other end is positive |
| Point Source | the source of pollution is identified |
| photosynthesis | the absorbing of sunlight to create dissolved oxygen (Light energy + CO2 + Water = Glucose + oxygen) |
| Nekton | Swimming animals that can move independently throughout the currents |
| Oceanography | the study of oceans |
| Non Point Source | the source of pollution is not identified |
| Watersheds | areas of land were water collects and drains into one place |
| Water table | the highest part in the ground is filled with water (holds water) |
| Impermeable Rock | Resistent of the passage of water |
| Respiration | disolved oxygen in the ocean to help the organisms breath (Oxygen + Glucose = Energy |
| Tributaries | Feed into rivers |
| Bio accumulation | the accumulation of a substance in an organism |
| GIS | Global Informational System makes multiple maps of the same location and place |
| Remote sensing | Using satellite to monitor oceans |
| Hydrothermal Vents | cracks in the oceans crust that releases mineral rich water that was heated by earths inter core |
| Intertidle zone | shoreline area between high and low tides |
| Glacier | masses of ice and snow that move slowly over earths surface |
| Oceans | cover 71% of earths surface |
| Polar ice caps | most freshwater is frozen at the polar ice caps |
| Salinity | the saltiness of water |
| Nertic Zone | slopes down from the edge of the shoreline to the ocean floor |
| Cohesion | water molecules stick together |
| GPS | Global Positional Satellite accuratly maps the ocean |
| Physical Indicators | involve hand-on-hand monitoring (like ground truthing) |
| Turbidity | the measure of how clear water is |
| PH | the measure of how acidic a liquid is |
| Nitrates | compounds used for growth by plants and alge |
| Desalination | process used to seperate salt from sea water through boiling water |
| Permable Rock | allowing the passage of water |
| Specific Heat | the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of water |
| Groundwater | water in the ground |
| Surface tension | force on the surface of water that causes objects more dence than water to float on top |
| Wetlands | areas of land that stay wet throughout the year |
| Natural Resources | food exc. |
| Pollution | any substance or form of energy that can cause harm to the enviroment and make unfit for organisms |
| Benthos | plants and animals living near the ocean bottom |
| Density | mass/volume |
| Adhesion | tendency of water to stick to another surface |
| Alal blooms | rapid growths of algae |
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