Oceans
An enclosed area where rivers empty into the ocean, serve as nurseries for marine organisms is called?
estuaries
What part of the ocean that receives enough sunlight to permit photosynthesis?
the photic zone
the amount of health in a water supply
water quality
all of the water found in, on, and around the earth is called the?
hydrosphere
what is the slightly negative end of a water molecule?
oxygen atom
deepest part of the oceans
trenches
what part of the ocean that receives some sunlight, but not enough light for photosynthesis?
the dysphotic zone
the acidity of water
ph
makes up 97% of all of the water on the planet
salt water
What is the slightly positive end of a water molecule?
hydrogen atom
the cultivation of seafood
aquaculture
what part of an ocean or lake beneath the dysphotic zone, where no light penetrates?
the aphotic zone
ph of exactly 7
nuetral ph
most of the freshwater in the hydrosphere is locked up as this
ice
Molecules of the same substance sticking together is called?
Cohesion
an opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich water flows.
hydrothermal vents
what zone is located from the low tide line to the continental shelf?
neritic zone
ph less than 7
acidic ph
most of the liquid freshwater on Earth is found in this form, found in cracks and pores in the rock below Earth's surface
ground water
Molecules of different substances sticking together is called?
adhesion
What is a continuous shower of mostly organic detritus falling from the upper layers of the water column is called?
What zone is located between the low and high tide line?
the intertidal zone
ph greater than 7
basic ph
the land area that water flows across or under on its way to a particular river
river basin
the cause of waters unique qualities.
the polarity of water molecules