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-Leaving the tap on
-Not using it wisely
-Water parks
Give me 6 examples on how humans can waste water
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Disadvantages: Answers may vary. (ex. Water flow, salinity, habitat, migration, sedimentation, etc.)
Advantages: Answers may vary. (ex. Hydro-electricity, Flood protection, Irrigation, etc.)
Disadvantages and advantages of Dams?
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A population is a group of organisms of the same species that live in a particular area
Define Population
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-Agriculture
-Industry
-Domestic
From your science textbook, the 3 examples they used for 3 major uses of water are?
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Direct uses are like your personal uses and indirect uses reflect other uses (ex. industry and agriculture)
What is the difference between direct and indirect uses of water?
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It can sometimes give off warm water into the lakes or rivers that can kill some animals and encourage excessive plant growth
How can power stations affect our water systems?
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-They use it as a coolant
-They use it as a solvent
-For washing
-Diluting pollutants when releasing them into the environment
How do industries use water? (Textbook)
300
The dirty water coming from your car can pollute the whole water system
How can cleaning or washing your dirty car on your driveway affect our water systems? (sewage)
300
Variety of different species in an ecosystem or variety in a population or species
Whats diversity?
300
Our earth is made up of 71% of water and 2.5% of our water is fresh, 1% of it is drinkable.
How many percent of our earth is made up of water and how many percent of water is fresh and drinkable?
300
Ongoing monitoring of a site can helps scientists observe change. It can keep track of the number of species in and lake and how the environment has change.
Explain Ongoing Monitoring
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Agriculture
Of all the water used by people around the world, 73% is used in ________ for irrigation to grow crops
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-Turning off the tap while brushing teeth or washing hands
-Taking a short shower
-Large laundry loads
-Fixing leaky faucets
-Avoid over watering your lawn
(other answers may work)
List 5 ways you conserve water at home
400
Can cause animals to die and can also lead to extinction
(other answers may work)
Describe two effects that chemical pollution could have on aquatic animals
400
Escherichia Coli (Ecoli)
A type of microscopic bacteria that can cause sickness and even death
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A process in which a liquid or vapour mixture of two or more substances is separated into its parts (heat)
1. Evaporation: The sun heats up the water in the rivers or lakes or the ocean and turns it into water vapor or steam. It then evaporates up into the air.
2. Condensation: Water vapor in the air gets cold and changes back into liquid, forming clouds.
3.Precipitation: When so much water has condensed that the air cannot hold it anymore. The clouds get heavy and the water falls back to the earth (rain, hail, snow or sleet)
4. Collection: Water falls back onto the earth into the oceans, lakes or rivers or it may end up on land. It will soak into the earth and become "ground water"
and then it starts all over again
Explain the parts of the water cycle and how it works
What are some technologies that affect our water quality? (At least 3 from your textbook)
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Saltiness or dissolved salt content of a body of water (chemical salt)
Define Salinity
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-Temperature
-Light
-Pressure
-Salinity
-Water Movement
What are the 5 factors that helped the development of adaptations by aquatic animals?
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1. Intertidal Zone - shoreline of an ocean
2. Continental Self - second level warmer water
3. Oceanic (Deep Ocean) Zone - Where very little light penetrates
4. Deep water (extreme pressure and no light)