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- 1. ____ glaciers are found on high mountains.
- 7. What is the term for a glacier that has stopped moving because it has melted too much?
- 9. Plants do this process where water vapor can go into the air through the leaves.
- 10. The main factor that differentiates a lake from a pond is its _____.
- 12. Occasionally a river may overflow its banks during rainy seasons. What is the area around the river that becomes flooded known as? Tributary, A stream that joins another river is called a _____.
- 13. The bends that develop in the channels of many streams are called _____.
- 15. A deep crack in the glacier that forms as a result of ice movement is a _______.
- 18. Water that can be recycled and reused is called ____________ water use.
- 19. The change of a substance from a solid to a gas without going through the liquid phase is called _____.
- 20. ________________circulation is vertical movement of water that drives deep ocean circulation.
- 24. A storage location for water such as an ocean, glacier, pond, or even the atmosphere is known as a _____.
- 25. ____ molecules have an unevenly distributed electrical charge
- 26. ___ time is the amount of time the average molecule of water stays in a reservoir
- 29. Which stage of the water cycle occurs when water vapor cools to liquid water?
- 30. Longshore currents move water and sediments _____ to the shore, in the direction of the prevailing local winds.
- 31. A coral reef that surrounds a volcano is called a/an:
- 32. _____ glaciers are large ice sheets that cover relatively flat grounds.
- 36. Which form of plankton feed on phytoplankton?
- 37. A(n) _________ is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock.
- 38. The breakdown of chemicals to produce food energy is called ______.
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- 2. ___ is the method of bringing water to plants
- 3. The replacement of nutrient-depleted water by nutrient-rich water is called _____.
- 4. What is the largest consumption of freshwater sources?
- 5. ______________ are major surface currents that flow clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
- 6. Approximately 3% percent of earth’s water is ___
- 8. Water temperature is influenced by the air directly surrounding the water. Therefore cold ocean currents allow for _____.
- 11. A raised structure designed to hold back the waters of a stream or river in case of a flood
- 13. Which of the following categories represents the smallest proportion of human uses of water?
- 14. On Earth, 99 percent of glacial ice is contained within vast ice sheets in the _____ regions.
- 16. Which currents are potentially dangerous and carry large amounts of water offshore quickly?
- 17. Water that lies below the water table and is found within aquifers.
- 21. Which oil company was responsible for the oil spill of the Valdez in Alaska?
- 22. This contaminant gets washed from farms and yards into rivers, causing algae to grow.
- 23. The amount of water that is available to enter groundwater in a region is called _______.
- 27. Where a stream meets a large body of water, usually the ocean, a(n) _____ forms.
- 28. A stream meets a large body of standing water at _____.
- 33. These tides have the smallest tidal range.
- 34. Zones Excess nutrients added to a water body ultimately create an oxygen poor environment that leads to a(n) _______________.
- 35. A _______ _______ is a sudden, unexpected flood due to very intense rains over a very brief period