earth’s water

Question 1

transpiration

Answer 1

plants lose water vapor thru leaves

Question 2

water to gas

Answer 2

condensation

Question 3

gas to water

Answer 3

precipitation

Question 4

runoff

Answer 4

water moving thru land to fresh water

Question 5

percolation

Answer 5

filtering rainwater in soil & rock layers

Question 6

porous underground layer

Answer 6

aquifer

Question 7

unconfined aquifer

Answer 7

found near surface

Question 8

upper layer of surface where earth is permanently soaked with water

Answer 8

water table

Question 9

confined aquifer

Answer 9

between top & bottom rock layers

Question 10

where confined aquifer gets water supply from rainwater & surface water

Answer 10

recharge zone

Question 11

percentage of earth’s water

Answer 11

70%

Question 12

percentage of saltwater

Answer 12

96.5%

Question 13

potable water

Answer 13

unpolluted water safe to drink

Question 14

panthalassa aka

Answer 14

paleo-pacific

Question 15

key factors for aquatic environments

Answer 15

• light’s ability to penetrate water
• photosynthesis (nutrients for)
• salinity
• kind of bottom substrate
• water temp
• water depth

Question 16

aquatic life zone divisions

Answer 16

freshwater & marine ecosystems

Question 17

Classifications of organisms

Answer 17

planktons
nektons
benthos
decomposers

Question 18

free-swimin microscopic organisms near surface

Answer 18

planktons

Question 19

planktons that eat planktons

Answer 19

phytoplanktons / zooplanktons

Question 20

nektons

Answer 20

strong swimmers (turtles, fish, sharks)

Question 21

organisms on seafloor

Answer 21

benthos

Question 22

types of benthos

Answer 22

sessile & motile

Question 23

sessile

Answer 23

bound

Question 24

motile

Answer 24

mobile

Question 25

mostly bacteria that break down organic compounds from wastes

Answer 25

decomposers

Question 26

3 major marine environments

Answer 26

coastal open sea surface deep sea water zone

Question 27

3 fresh water environment zones

Answer 27

littoral limnetic profundal

Question 28

littoral zone

Answer 28

shallow near shore

Question 29

limnetic zone

Answer 29

far from shore, close to surface

Question 30

profundal zone

Answer 30

deepwater wo good light penetration

Question 31

estuaries

Answer 31

river + open sea

Question 32

wetland

Answer 32

freshwater/saltwater + land

Question 33

off stream water use

Answer 33

domestic agricultural industrial

Question 34

in-stream water use

Answer 34

does not take water from source

Question 35

point source pollution

Answer 35

identifiable source

Question 36

nonpoint source pollution

Answer 36

pollution from flowing source

Question 37

transboundary pollution

Answer 37

one place to another: flowing source

Question 38

kinds & sources of water pollution

Answer 38

point source nonpoint source transboundary pollution