Question 1

Saltwater and freshwater mixed together

Accepted Answer

Brackish Water

Question 2

Measure of how salty water is

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Salinity

Question 3

Land that is drained by a river

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River Basin

Question 4

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(We are a part of the Tar-Pamlico river basin)

Question 5

an underground layer of rock that holds groundwater

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Aquifer

Question 6

When there are too many nutrients in the water (usually caused by fertilizer runoff)

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Eutrophication

Question 7

Measure of how easily fluids can pass through

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Permeability

Question 8

Measure of oxygen in water

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Dissolved Oxygen (DO)

Question 9

Measure of how acidic or basic a substance is

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pH

Question 10

Measure of how clear water is

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Turbidity

Question 11

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(Turbid is the opposite of clear)

Question 12

Living things who can only live in certain conditions

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Bio-indicators

Question 13

Water that's safe to drink

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Potable Water

Question 14

When molecules of the same substance stick together (like when 2 water molecules stick together)

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Cohesion

Question 15

When molecules of the different substances stick together

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Adhesion

Question 16

When cold, nutrient-rich water from the bottom rises to the surface

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Upwelling

Question 17

cracks on the ocean floor from which hot, mineral-rich water gushes from

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Hydrothermal Vents

Question 18

a ridge of land that separates one watershed/river basin from another

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Divide

Question 19

the process by which a gas changes to a liquid. (water vapor)

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Condensation

Question 20

The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas

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Evaporation

Question 21

Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.

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Precipitation

Question 22

Pollution that enters a body of water from a specific source

Accepted Answer

Point Source Pollution

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