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unit c hydrology terms

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