Wet lands are like sponges because....
it contains many indigenous species
they soak up excess water and filter pollutants
None of the above
which is MOT LIKELY an example of a point source pollution?
Fertilizer sprayed on to a field
water runoff from a city street
a pipe flowing into a river
a new golf course is built next to a river. Over the past of several months, the nitrate levels of the water in the river have been increasing \. which best explains the cause of the increasing nitrate levels?
increased growth of algae
decreased biodiversity
runoff from fertilizer
What is the process of a runoff?
A small amount of precipitation not evaporated returns to stream, rivers and lakes
when a small amount of water turns into groundwater
a combination of precipitation and evaporation
Deep ocean currents are a result of.....
Global wind patterns
Density
Earths Rotation
All of the above
Which best describes the water found in estuaries?
brackish
saltwater
freshwater
Eutrophication
the environment around an ocean becomes contaminated
When an animal has a high level of pollution inside it
When the Ocean is polluted
the enrichment of an ecosystem with chemical nutrients
Aquifers store ______ water
ground
lake
ocean
glacier
what is A?
evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Runoff
What is a divide?
a natural stream of water of considerable volume
a continuous ridge that separates a watershed
small rivers or streams that flow into a larger river or stream
a body of fresh water found in low lying areas
where does most fresh water exist?
ice caps, lakes, and streams
glaciers, rivers, and oceans
aquifers, ice caps, and glaciers
The large, circular surface-current pattern found in each ocean?
California Current
Surface Current
Gyre
Global Conveyor Belt
What is B?
Evaporation
An area of land that bodies of water drain to
mouth
point-source material
watershed
headwaters
Which of the following is not a permeable surface?
Soil
sand
pavement
moss
What process is evaporation from plants and trees?
precipitation
transpiration
What is the energy source that powers the water cycle?
Gravity
running water
internal heat of the earth
sun
Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers
aquifers
groundwater
condensation
How many river basins are in North Carolina?
17
19
11
21
Why are surface currents at the surface of the ocean?
colder temperature
colder temperature and more salty
warmer temperature and less salinity
less salinity
The ability of a material to transmit water through interconnected pores is called
capacity
competence
permeability
porosity
Warm ocean currents generally come from
the north pole
the south pole
the equator
both a and b
As you go deeper in the ocean, the water is colder and less salty.
Where is most of Earth's freshwater located?
oceans
rivers
Lakes
Frozen in glaciers
Which of the following statements is NOT part of the water cycle.
water falls as precipitation back to Earth
water evaporates from bodies of water on Earth
water soaks into the ground
water dissolves minerals from rocks it flows over
Which describes an estuary?
A large body of fresh water.
A large body of salt water.
The wide, lower course of a river where fresh and salt water mix.
The highest point of a wave is?
crest
trough
point of origin
compression point
what is D?
runoff
what is point-source solution?
pollution coming from a specific one site
unsure of the places the pollution is coming from
Oil spills in to the ocean
none of the above
The change of water from a liquid to a gas.
Why are vegetative buffers important?
IDK
they control storm water flow
deforestation
Growth of algae
Ocean currents have an affect on which two things
climate and weather
temperature and density
land and sea
equator and poles
Which human activity can speed up the process of eutrophication?
Building cities
Nuclear power plants
Deforestation
Farming
Surface currents are a result of
global wind patterns
Earths rotations
The lowest part of the wave is?
what is C?
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