General Hydrosphere
Ocean 1
Ocean 2
Water Quality Indicators
Human Impact
100
Where fresh, and salt water is located.
What is the structure of the hydrosphere
100
Water that flows over rocks on land.
What is the source of most of the salt in the ocean.
100
Tubeworms, clams, and other life forms are found here
What is deep ocean vents
100
Excess nitrates in water causes this to happen
What is algal bloom
100
Oil spilling from a supertanker into an ocean is called this
What is point source pollution
200
River basin drains into a large river or stream, and a Water shed drains into a small river or stream.
What is the difference between a watershed and river basin.
200
An underwater mountain range.
What is a mid-ocean ridge
200
Autotrophs use this process to make their own food through energy stored in chemical bonds
What is chemosynthesis
200
Human and animal waste are examples of what
What is nitrates
200
This act protects surface waters, such as lakes, and rivers, and was passed in 1972
What is Clean Water Act (CWA)
300
An area of land that drains into a stream, river, lake, or other body of water.
What is a watershed
300
Algae and other microscopic organisms.
What is the main producers in the ocean.
300
The Boston Harbor, Chesapeake Bay, Pamlico Sound, and Albemarle Sound are examples of this
What is estuaries
300
This occurs when algae decompose in the ocean
What is the removal of oxygen from ocean water
300
The EPA sets and enforces these
What is quality standards for waste water
400
In polar ice and glaciers.
Where is most of the freshwater on Earth located.
400
Snails, crabs, muscles, clams, and marine worms.
What are the main animals on the shore.
400
This water is rich in nutrients that is collected from the deep is called this process
What is upwelling
400
This increases the chances of fish getting sick
What is the lack of oxygen available
400
If the water as to many algae in it, it can become this
What is high levels of pH (too basic)
500
All water on earths surface such as lakes, and seas, and sometimes clouds in the sky.
What is the hydrosphere
500
The shark is this in a marine food web.
What is the top predator in a marine food web.
500
What region of the sea is affected by changes in the tides.
What is shore
500
The absence of a certain organism may tell the scientist what is wrong with the water.
What is mirocvertibrys indicators
500
The pH is a scale that measures how acidic or basic a liquid is, when the pH is 7 it is considered this
What is neutral
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