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Water unit test

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What percent of water in the world is fresh water?   Less than 1%  
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Fresh water means   Water that contains a low concentration of dissolved salt and can occur in any 3 state  
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The word fresh water doesnt mean that it is   Drinkable or potable  
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Most liquid fresh water does contain   Living organisms and chemicals  
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Salinitity means   Average concentration of salt  
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The salinity of ocean water is   About 3.5%  
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Salt water can be found in   Marshes, bogs, estuaries and swamps  
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Salt swamps and salt marshes occur when   Ocean waters come onto shore lands and fill low lying areas or depressions  
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Salt swamps have   Trees  
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Salt marshes have   Grasses  
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Estuaries are affected by the ocean With   Tidal action  
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______ push ocean water inland to mix with fresh water   High tides  
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The mix of salt and fresh water is called   Brackish water  
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Some inland salt lakes like the _________ are actually more salty than ocean water   Dead sea  
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Draw a picture of an estuary   River ----> Brackish <---- Ocean  
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Swamps, marshes and bogs are   Wetlands that filter and clean fresh water  
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Wetlands help to   Moderate water levels in times of drought or flooding  
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Bogs are dominated by   Mosses  
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__% of the worlds water exists as solid form in glaciers, polar ice caps and snow/hail   2%  
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_____ from glaciers is an important source of freshwater   Melted water  
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Liquid water absorbed by the roots of plants passing out through leaves as water is a process called   Transpiration  
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evaporation(a)is   water changing into water vapor by heat from the sun  
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condensation(b)is   cooled water vapor in the air becoming liquid again  
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transpiration is   water evaporating from plants  
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precipitation(c)is   too much water gathering in the clouds so the air currents can no longer keep it aloft, eventually falling back to earth.  
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sublimation(d)is   layers of snow that have been frozen for years accumulating and their pressure turns the bottom layer to ice, forming a glacier.some snow and ice at the top can turn directly back into water vapor  
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runoff(e) is   water flowing off the surface of the ground  
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estuaries(f) are   areas where fresh water from rivers and salt water from oceans mix to form moderately salty or brackish water  
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marshes(g) are   low-lying treeless areas of soft wet ground that is usually covered by water for at least part of the year. They may contain fresh or salt water and are characterized by the grasses and plants that live there.  
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swamps(h) are   like marshes but swamps contain trees and shrubs  
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deserts(i) are   sometimes found on mountain sides, air loses much of its moisture as it blows over mountains, therefore little precipitation falls on the leeward side of a mountain  
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ground water(j) is   water that has soaked into the earth and has passed through gravel, sand, soil, rock on its way back to rivers, lakes.  
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the water in lakes/oceans(k) is   not the same as it was when it evaporated. even the precipitation may contain acid or other chemicals. because water can dissolve substances in both liquid and vapour form, things can be carried through ground and surface water into lakes/oceans.  
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runoff carries   sediment  
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_________ help to hold down vegetation   plant roots  
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ploughing removes vegetation over a ____ term basis   short  
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clear cut logging removes vegetation over a ____ term basis   long  
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deposition:   sediment settling to the bottom of a river.  
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deposition can form:   deltas on river mouths  
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deposition and deltas are removed by:   dredging  
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floods are caused by:   excessive rainfall, or rough waves along coastal lowlands, or a dam bursting  
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floods are dangerous if you live in   flood plains or areas of torrential rainfall  
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leeves are built   parallel along riverbanks, to keep the river contained  
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dikes   protect land that has been reclaimed from the ocean, sometimes built around houses or towns prone to flooding.  
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avalanche ______ carefully monitor areas known for avalanches   patrols  
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snow on a mountain may be _______ by the wind and repeated freezing and thawing may cause _______.   undercut, fracture lines  
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beginning: the water table (a):   rain strikes the ground, the attraction of water molecules to soil particles causes rain to spread outward.  
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percolation: the water table (b):   percolation: gravity causes water to sink through the ground, dissolving salts and minerals on the way  
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aquitard: the water table (c):   aquitard: an impervious layer of clay, slit or rock that will not allow water to pass through fast enough to be a water supply  
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saturated zone: the water table (d):   saturated zone: as more rain falls, water completely fills the spaces above the impervious layer, saturating the soil.  
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the water table (e):   the water table: the upper layer of the saturated zone.  
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wells- the water table (f):   wells must reach the saturated zone  
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aquifer- the water table (g):   aquifers: large accumulations of water in the ground and soil, but can be depleted like oil deposits.  
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how do wells work?   it is pumped to and distributed through electric or fuel powered pumps.  
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waste water flows into   a septic tank  
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in a septic tank, the larger solids settle to form a   sludge with the effluent above it  
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how does the effluent leave a septic tank?   flows through pipes into a septic or tile bed.  
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what is a tile bed?   consists of pipes with small holes, allowing the effluent to pass into the ground.  
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