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Defintion : a variety of factors affect water density, more dense water sinks, setting up convection currents
Sentence : Density IS water.
Ex1 - Less dense
Ex2 - More dense |
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Definition : The water at the ocean surface is moved primarily by winds that blow in certain patterns because of the Earth's spin
Sentence : Surface currents are contolled by the wind.
Ex1 - Upwelling
Ex2 - Wind |
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Defintion : a process in which deep, cold water rises toward the surface
Sentence : Upwelling is also controlled by the wind.
Ex1 - Cold water
Ex2 - Warm water |
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Defintion : how a moving object seems to veer toward the right in the Northern hemisphere and left in the Southern hemisphere
Sentence : The coriolis effect has to do with earth's rotation.
Ex1 - Wind
Ex2 - Earth's rotation
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Definition : the density and how coldwater sinking down the bottom and the warmer rising
Sentence : Deep ocean currents happen deep in the ocean.
Ex1 - coldwater
Ex2 - warmwater |
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Defintion : a continuous cycle where water evaporates, travels into the air and becomes part of a cloud, falls down to earth as precipitation, and then evaporates again
Sentence : The water cycle repeats over and over and over again.
Ex1 - Water
Ex2 - Evaporation
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Defintion : water found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil
Sentence : Ground water is underground.
Ex1 - water
Ex2 - underground |
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Definition : The top layer of a body of water
Sentence : The surface water is the top of a lake or steam.
Ex1 - water
Ex2 - lake |
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Groundwater Cross Section
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Water Table : the level below which the ground is filled with water
Permeable Table : An aquifer where the water table is at or near atmosphere pressure
Impermeable Table : how heavy a rock is
Confined Aquifier : An aquifer that is under pressure
Unconfined Aquifier : able to recieve wate from the surface
Pumped Well :
Artisian Zone : a well in which water rises under pressure
Zone of Saturation : the area of the ground that has all the spaces filled with water
Zone of Aeration :
Cone of Depression : happens in an aquifer when groundwater is pumped from a well
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Aquifier Depletion
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Benefits : good resource
Drawbacks : dangers of heavily pumping water from aquifers
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Salt water intrusion [image] |
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Benefits :
Drawbacks : can lead to contamination of drinking water sources and other consequences
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Benefits : controls the waterrunning through a specific river
Drawbacks : extremely expensive
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Benefits : money consequences
Drawbacks : water will be all over the place
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Agriculture effects on water
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Recreational effects on water |
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Non-point source pollution
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Definition : a source that is not easily seen
Sentence : A non-point source pollution relats to water and air.
Ex1 - drainage
Ex2 - water runoff |
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Point source pollution
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Definition : a source that s easily seen or noticed
Sentence : f you cant see it, its a point source pollution
Ex1 - sewage
Ex2 - factories |
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Primary waste water treatment
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Definition : removes flotaing materials
Sentence : The primary waste water treatment is the first stage of the whole process.
Ex1 - filters
Ex2 - scrapers |
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Secondary waste water treatment
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Definition : removing contaminants
Sentence : The secondary waste water treatment comes after the primary waste water treatment.
Ex1 - runoff
Ex2 - household sewage |
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Tertiary waste water treatment
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Definition : to make sure the water is clean
Sentence : The goal of tertiary waste water treatment is to remove unwanted elements.
Ex1 - final
Ex2 - removal |
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Definition : thick, soft, wet mud
Sentence : Most people mistake sludge for mud
Ex1 - mud
Ex2 - thick |
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