Water Facts
Generally, the water located in Northern and Southern Alberta moves towards this body of water
What is the Arctic Ocean
These are saturated with water much or all of the time
What are wetlands
Species that show the health of an ecosystem
What is a bioindicator species
A bowl shape carved out by a glacier.
What is a cirque
These are caused by the movement of the moon around the earth
What are tides
These bodies of water typically consist of fresh water and are shallow enough for light to reach the bottom.
What is a pond
97% of the Earths water is this type
What is Saltwater
This part of the ocean floor occurs at converging tectonic plates
What is an Ocean trench (and possibly underwater volcanoes)
This is cause by burning fossil fuels, which release sulfur and nitrogen oxides into the air
What is acid precipitation
Scratches left behind on a mountain after the movement of a glacier are called this
What are striations
The wearing away of rocks or soil by wind or water
What is erosion
In this type of freshwater, sunlight does not reach the bottom.
What is a lake
This country holds the highest amount of Earth's renewable supply of freshwater
What is Brazil
This is the space between the coast and the start of the ocean.
What is the continental shelf
This can be the result of rapid spring melt and high precipitation
What is flooding
Large boulders deposited by glaciers
What are erratics
This tide has the greatest tidal range
What are spring tides
This occurs when there are too many nutrients (like nitrates and phosphates) in the water
What is an algae bloom
This part of the water cycle occurs when water vapour turns into water droplets
What is condensation
Ridge of material left behind by a moving glacier
What is a moraine
This occurs when water contains a large amount of dissolved calcium and magnesium
What is hard water
cracks in a glacier
What are crevasses
These are caused by wind, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions
What are waves
What are gills
Most of the freshwater on the planet is found in this form
What is glaciers and ice caps
This is an area of land that drains into a body of water
What are drainage basins and watersheds
Places where pollutants come from a small defined area
What is a point source?
When a glacier is moving backwards it is considered to be doing this.
What is retreating
This is the name for the top of a wave
What is the crest
What is it called when a toxin starts at the base of a food chain and is magnified through the food chain right to the top?
What is biomagnification