FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT APES: WATER

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT APES: WATER

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Question 1: Hypolimnion

Answer:

cold, dense water; low DO

Question 2: Coral Reefs

Answer:

Extremely biodiverse with attached organisms (corals, algae, and sponges), fishes, and other small organisms

Question 3: Zone of Aeration

Answer:

unsaturated zone between water table and surface

Question 4: Saltwater intrusion

Answer:

changes location of margin between sea water and freshwater

Question 5: Recharge Area

Answer:

Areas where groundwater percolates into the earth

Question 6: Open Ocean

Answer:

Colder, Incredibly deep

Question 7: Coastal Zone

Answer:

Shallow, sunlight reaches nutrients, warmer, high biodiversity

Question 8: Eutrophic Lake

Answer:

Large, excessive supply of nutrients, usually shallow

Question 9: Main regions of groundwater depletion

Answer:

California and Midwest (Ogallala)

Question 10: Zone of Saturation

Answer:

pores in ground are filled with water

Question 11: Oligotrophic Lake

Answer:

New lake, few nutrients

Question 12: Floodplain Zone

Answer:

Streams merge to rivers; high temp and low DO

Question 13: Wetlands

Answer:

Identified by composition of soil and presence of certain types of plants

Question 14: Benefits to Wetlands

Answer:

Food and habitat for endangered species, improve water quality, reduce flooding, replenish streams, keep down CO2 in atmosphere

Question 15: Epilimnion

Answer:

upper layer of warm water with high DO

Question 16: Unconfined Aquifer

Answer:

open to Earth's surface, bottom bound by aquitard, no pressure, shallow

Question 17: Turbidity

Answer:

Cloudiness of water

Question 18: Delta

Answer:

High nutrients and pollutants, warmer, low DO

Question 19: Dissolved Load

Answer:

Ions such as O2, CO2, NO3-, NH4+, Ca+2, SO4-2, PO4-3

Question 20: Threats to Wetlands

Answer:

agriculture and development

Question 21: Salinity

Answer:

amount of salt in water; measured through conductivity

Question 22: Transition Zone

Answer:

headwater merges to form wider, deeper streams; warmer with more producers

Question 23: Water travels...

Answer:

Down in the path of least resistance--at right angles to contour lines

Question 24: Water Table

Answer:

surface of zone of saturation; can be determined by drilling a well

Question 25: Estuaries

Answer:

partially enclosed area where sea water and rivers meet

Question 26: Subsidence

Answer:

lowers surface level

Question 27: Source Zone

Answer:

headwater or mountain streams of cold water with high DO and low nutrient levels

Question 28: Stream Load

Answer:

Solid matter carried by a stream