Watershed
Which process is responsible for carrying fertilizers that have been applied to crops into bodies of water, such as a river?
runoff
A break in the Earth's crust
Removing fish faster than they can be produced
overfishing
What is a divergent plate boundary?
When tectonic plates move apart
Who developed the theory of evolution?
Charles Darwin
A man made, underwater structure that promotes the growth of reef dwelling, aquatic organisms
Artificial Reefs
The process by which crust is pushed down into the mantle below another plate.
subduction zone
Underground area where water is stored
aquifer
What are fertilizers
artificial plant nutrients
Who formulated the laws of motion?
Isaac Newton
If you were digging a giant pit in the ground, what order would you find these sources of water?
Surface water, aquifer, groundwater
What are circular currents in the mantle given off by the core of the earth?
convection currents
Substance created by humans when they burn fossil fuels
CO2/carbon dioxide
Human dependence
the state of relying on or needing someone or something for aid and support
What is the biggest animal on earth?
Blue whale
Coral reefs are endangered by: (state 3 things)
Climate change
over fishing
pollution
The Himalayan mountains have some of the highest peaks like Mt. Everest. At what type of convergent boundary are they located?
Continental-continental
This is the name for the large amount of waste that floats around the Pacific Ocean
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Tributary
Smaller stream that feeds into a river and eventually into a river stream
Who was the first women to win a Nobel prize and the only women to win two?
Marie Curie
Which of these human activities is most likely to cause the excess growth of photoplankton in the world's oceans?
the use of chemical fertilizers that are carried by runoff into rivers
The theory that the earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
plate tectonics
Where are dead zones due to chemical pollution, runoff, and algae blooms most likely to be located along a watershed?
coastlines/end of watershed
Excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land which cause a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen.
Eutrophication
What is the world's only known venomous primate?
Slow loris