Water quality
ocean zones
superposition
Water distribution
vocab
100

What is the measure of the clarity of water is called...?

Turbidity

100

do sea sponges live in the same area as blue sharks?

NO!

100

The law of superposition is...?

the law of superposition states that unchanged sedimentary rock layers will occur as older rocks being lower and younger rocks being closer to the surface.

100

97% of earths water is...?

Salty

100

What causes new rock to be farther underground than it should be?

Extrusion

200

Is muddy water very turbid or not very turbid?

Very turbid

200

What ocean zone does a whale live in?

The twilight zone
200

what is the earliest geologic age?

Precambrian

200

68.7% of earths freshwater is in...?

In glaciers or ice caps

200

What causes rock to wear away?

Erosion

300

If water is clear is it very turbid?

NO!

300

How much sunlight reaches the twilight zone in the ocean?

Minimal/little

300

is a fossil that is found 500ft deep younger than one found 200ft deep if nothing has been disturbed?

NO

300

True/false:10% of earths water is fresh

False!

300

What is the time after pre-cambrian called

Cambrian

400

Is filtered water turbid?

No

400

Do angler fish live near the surface of the ocean?

NO,quite the opposite,they live where there is no sunlight.

400

If extrusion has occured,can a fossil found 500ft deep be younger than a fossil found 200ft deep?

YES!

400

True/false:Rivers contain most of earths fresh surface water

False!

400

What is water in the ground/under earths surface called?

Groundwater

800

If two glasses of water are next to each other,which is more turbid.The glass on the left from a pond or the glass on the right that has been filtered?

Left

800

Do sea turtles,coral and phytoplankton live in the same zone?

YES!

800

The law of superposition can be disrupted if what occurs?

intrusion/erosion

800

True/false:Earth has 87% of its fresh surface water in lakes

TRUE!

800

Geology is...?

The study of earth

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