soil that is worn away by water, wind or ice
erosion
the process of breaking up earth's surface into sediment
what is weathering
what consumer is a wolf
tertiary consumer
what is the ultimate energy source in a food chain
the sun
a scientific observation that has something to do with numerical data
what is quantitative data?
water from precipitation that flows over the ground carrying sediments into watersheds
what is runoff
an area of land that water flows or drains over or through in its way to a bigger body of water such as a river, lake, estuary or ocean
what is a watershed
how much energy is lost during the death of an animal
90%
what consumer is a rabbit
primary consumer
data representing information that are not represented by numbers
what is qualitative data
an elevated area in which water flows to another watershed
what is a ridgeline
water pollution that comes from a single source like a factory
what is point-source pollution
what are the types of organisms in a food chain
sun, producer, primary consumer, secondary secondary
how much energy is passed from one animal to another
10%
guess the data: Tom and Jerry are running in a crowded house when Jerry see 5 slices of cheese
quantitative data
a flat area of land is on either side of a river that may flood during heavy rain
what is a flood plan
water pollution that comes from a wide variety of sources thus can't be traced
what is non-point source pollution
what is an ecosystem that doesn't move for a long time
an equilibrium
what is this
energy pyramid
an educated guess based on what you know
inference
a network of streams and rivers
a stream that flows into a larger stream, river or lake
what is a tributary
the build up of nutrients in a body of water
fertilizers in water cause rapid algal growth that decreases oxygen levels and leads to the decline of aquatic life
what is eutrophication
what is this?
food web
True or false all animals become decomposers after they die
True
what is the most reliable type of data
quantitative data