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- 3. officially, an MPA is any area of the marine environment that has been reserved by federal, state, tribal, territorial, or local laws or regulations to provide lasting protection for part or all of the natural and cultural resources therein. In practice, MPAs are defined areas where natural and/or cultural resources are given greater protection than the surrounding waters.
- 5. water that lays on the earth’s surface. Surface water includes water in rivers, lakes, streams, creeks, ponds, and wetlands
- 7. when the point of the pollution is difficult to identify
- 10. when any harmful substance enters the water underground and makes it unsuitable for use Groundwater model- a representation of the underground water system
- 13. an underground water system made of porous rock and sand
- 18. unwanted marine creatures that are caught in the nets while fishing for another species.
- 20. when water vapor (gaseous water) forms droplets of water in the atmosphere, making clouds. The change in water from gas to liquid form.
- 22. the change in water from liquid to gas
- 24. living or growing in water
- 25. very small aquatic animals
- 27. water that is released from the atmosphere as rain, snow, hail, etc.
- 28. a colorless, pungent gas composed of nitrogen and hydrogen from animal waste
- 32. A colorless, odorless gas that is a non-metallic element which makes up almost four fifths of the air
- 33. trawling fishing method that involves towing trawl nets along the sea floor.
- 35. Plant A plant that is transported from its place of origin and introduced into a new environment
- 37. the process by which plants convert energy from the sun into food
- 38. holds the rock layers that make up an aquifer and the water that is stored and transported through the openings in the rocks
- 39. pollution that occurs when living things decompose
- 41. When large amounts of nutrients enter the water and cause an increase in the amount of oxygen
- 42. a hole that is drilled into the aquifer
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- 1. layer a place in the aquifer where impermeable rock covers permeable rock
- 2. pollution that occurs when loose soil is carried into bodies of water by rain
- 4. A plant that lives and thrives in its place of origin
- 5. rainwater that does not soak into the ground and carries pollution into bodies of water
- 6. pollution from rural areas where few people live
- 8. water returning to the surface after being absorbed by the ground
- 9. precipitation that drains across the land into lakes, streams, or rivers
- 11. something that does not allow liquid to run through it
- 12. a rock with many spaces between grains.
- 14. water that percolates through the surface and is retained in underlying rock and soil.
- 15. an area of land over which water flows to reach a common body of water such as a lake or pond
- 16. Phosphorous can come from natural sources such as phosphate- containing rocks and human sources such as fertilizers, pesticides, detergents, and industrial wastes.
- 17. the passage of water between reservoirs (oceans and atmosphere) by groundwater percolation, evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
- 19. the process by which water is released from plans leaves
- 21. ability of something to allow liquids to run through it
- 23. when the source of the pollutant is easily identified
- 26. the cultivation of aquatic organisms (as fish or shellfish) especially for food; fish farming.
- 29. when precipitation is absorbed into the ground and moves down through the soil
- 30. single celled algae
- 31. chemicals used to kill weeds
- 34. chemical substances applied to plants to keep insects away
- 36. a general term for small, chlorophyll-containing plants such as seaweed or pond scum
- 40. a water-soluble molecule made up of nitrogen and oxygen, commonly found in agricultural fertilizers