Groundwater
What marks the top of the zone of saturation (fill line)?
water table
A small stream that connects to a larger stream is ....
a tributary
Earth's first atmosphere was ....
hydrogen and helium
climograph
This tragedy of the commons has resulted in declining fisheries all over the world.
overfishing
less permeable surfaces (more asphalt & concreate)
If a level 2 stream order, connects to a level 2 stream, what will the stream order be moving downstream?
stratosphere
Where on earth does temperature have very little fluctuations throughout the year?
What is an example of nonpoint source pollution?
runoff, emissions from cars
What do you call areas of limestone that have been dissolved away by weak acids in groundwater?
karst topography
Dissolved oxygen
1089.2mb
Name 2 greenhouse gases.
CO2, Water vapor, methane, CFCs, HCFCs, NOx
What 2 gases are associated with acid rain?
NOx and SOx
What causes the water table to drop?
overpumping, more wells, drought
Nitrate and phosphate
What instrument measures humidity?
hygrometer or psychrometer
Explain how greenhouse gases work to keep Earth warm.
short wave radiation (uv & visible) come from the sun, hit earth's surface and stretch out to become long (infrared) waves. Those larger waves get blocked by the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere (space between is too small). That traps the heat near earth's surface.
Name 2 human activities that have increased the rate of climate change.
deforestation, burning fossil fuels, eating beef, forest fires, poor farming techniques,
What 2 characteristics should an aquifer have? (vocab words)
porous and permeable
The shallow area of a lake or river that allows light to penetrate.
littoral zone (will take photic or neritic as well)
pressure -decreases
temperature- decreases (in troposphere), increases (in stratosphere), decreases (in mesosphere), and increases in thermosphere
If you increase ______________ or _____________ in the troposphere the temperature decreases.
latitude, elevation (altitude)
Explain what El Nino is and how it impacts people and the environment.
Warming of the eastern pacific resulting from weak trade winds and leading to the decline in fish and altering weather patterns. Weather, crop, and fishing are impacted greatly.