Turkey
What temperature does water freeze?
32F. 0C
Is hot water or cold water more dense?
cold
An area of water almost completely surrounded by land
Bay
What is the pH of water?
7
The amount of salt in water
Salinity
How much of the Earth's water is fresh water?
3%
How much of fresh water on Earth is in liquid form?
1%
How much water on Earth is salt water?
97%/96.5%
Which watershed are we in?
Cape Fear
What is the larges watershed in the United States?
Mississippi
The area of land drained by a river and its branches.
River basin/Water Basin
Water found below the Earth's surface.
Ground Water
the area where a freshwater stream or river merges with the ocean
Estuary
The movement of deep, cold, and nutrient-rich water to the surface
Upwelling
the land along the edge of a body of water
Shore
Fresh water and salt water mix
Brackish
What does EPA stand for?
Environmental Protection Agency
Streams and smaller rivers that flow into a main river system
tributaries
The attraction of molecules for other molecules of the same kind - Example: Water molecules attracting other water molecules
Cohesion
The property of water that allows it to be attracted to other substances.
Adhesion
All the water at and near the surface of the earth, 97% of which is in oceans
Hydrosphere
the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land, involving precipitation as rain and snow, drainage in streams and rivers, and return to the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration.
Water Cycle
Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away (i.e. weathering, glaciation)
erosion
An underground formation that contains groundwater
Aquifer
The area of land where surface water drains wen the ground is unable to absorb it
Watershed
Water pure enough to drink
Potable/Potability
measurement system used to indicate the concentration of hydrogen ions (H+) in solution; ranges from 0 to 14
Any substance below 7 on the pH scale
Acid
Any substance above 7 on the pH scale
Base
Bonus Question - wager points -
Biodiversity is built out of three intertwine features - What are they?
Objects in a straight Line that appear to curve when you are rotating
Coriolis Effect
What two things drive the ocean conveyor belt
Density and temperature
supervising, or managing of something
stewardship
What percentage of marine life lives at the top layer?
90%
Why does water at the poles have a higher density?