Pollution
Factory pipes are called _ pollution because you can find and point to the source of the pollution.
What is point source pollution?
two factors that interact to create an ecosystem
What are biotic and abiotic factors?
the amount of dissolved salt
What is salinity?
list 2 examples of wetlands
What is marsh, swamp, fen, and bog?
name of the watershed we live in
What is the Albemarle sound?
All pollution is easy to see (true or false?)
What is false?
the two types of biotic factors
What are plants and animals?
the organisms can be sensitive to pollution and are indicators of water quality
What macro-invertabrates?
How wetlands reduce erosion
What is slowing down runoff?
3 bodies of water the watersheds of Virginia drain into
What is the Chesapeake Bay, the Mississippi River (gulf of Mexico) and the NC sounds ?
main pollutant that comes from driveways, streets, parking lots, bridges
What is oil or gasoline?
Two abiotic factors that we cannot live without
What are water and oxygen?
Normal pH of fresh water is between
What is 6.5 and 8.0?
what wetlands do for migratory birds
What is provide nesting and resting areas?
separates/borders of watersheds
What is a divide/ridgeline?
A main pollutant from farms, yards
What is fertilizer, pesticides, or animal waste?
biotic and abiotic factors interact to exchange this
What is energy or matter?
One of the best indicators of water quality
What is dissolve oxygen?
Wetlands recharge this
What is groundwater in aquifers?
tells the water where to go in a watershed
What is the topography of the land?
When pollutants are introduced into the environment over a large, widespread area such as agricultural runoff but hard to find the source
What is nonpoint source pollution?
name five abiotic factors
What is sunlight, oxygen, temperature, geology (rocks, soil), topography/landforms, and water?
The main cause (pollutant) for the Chesapeake Bay's poor water quality.
What are nutrients (like nitrogen from fertilizers)?
Because they are the link between water and dry land, wetlands are called the __ zone.
What is transition?
name of the largest watershed in the US
What is the Mississippi River watershed?