The substance that would heat up the fastest when dealing with specific heat.
What is the one with the lowest.
100
Measure of how clear the water is.
What is turbidity.
200
Source of excess nitrates and nutrients.
What is farms, lawns, golf courses
200
The percent of all commercial species that spend at least part of their life cycle in an estuary.
What is 90%.
200
Term for a rock layer that collects and stores water.
What is an aquifer.
200
Three liquids (A, B & C) are mixed assuming they layer and liquid C comes out on top, with A on the bottom. If the density of B is 3.2 g/ml, what do we know about C & A?
What is A is more dense, C is less dense.
200
Puts a numerical value on the health of a water system.
What is biotic index.
300
Often includes antifreeze, gasoline, and sediment.
What is runoff.
300
Percent of freshwater available for human consumption.
What is 1%.
300
Term for all of the water found on Earth, including the water in the atmosphere.
What is Hydrosphere.
300
The formula for calculating mass if density and volume are known.
What is D x V.
300
Niether sinks nor floats.
What is neutral buoyancy.
400
Will lead to algal blooms.
What is nitrates (excess nutrients).
400
Percent of all freshwater frozen in the polar ice caps and glaciers.
What is about 66%?
400
Most of Earth's freshwater is located here.
What is the polar ice caps/glaciers.
400
The formula for calculating volume if given density and mass.
What is M/D.
400
A smaller, more localized river basin.
What is a watershed.
500
Has no single identifiable source and is the hardest type of pollution to control.
What is non-point source pollution
500
Density of a substance with a volume of 10 ml and a mass of 5 grams.
What is 0.5 g/ml
500
The river basin that CGMS is located in.
What is the Yadkin Pee Dee
500
The amount of joules necessary to raise the temperature of 2 kg of water 10 degees C?
What is 83680 J
500
The largest pollution problem associated with water in NC.