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| a guess based on your observations |
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| an area where all water drains into 1 body of water |
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| run off water[rain] that doesn't sink into ground |
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| water found in lakes or rivers |
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| sediment[dirt] is moved by water |
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| a body of water where fresh and salt water mix |
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| a body of water that empties into a larger body of water |
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| prevents sediment from moving |
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| man made pond to hold stormwater |
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| purposes of retention pond |
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1. allows stormwater to sink underground
2.traps sediment
3. prevents stormwater from running into streams causing erosions |
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| where water can't penetrate |
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is the Chesepeake Bay watershed composed of 7 states
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is the chesepeake Bay watershed 64000 sq miles
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if you live in one of the 6 states that the watershed is composed of is your backyard stream part of the watershed
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| what is the nation's largest estuary |
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| what are two theories of how the Chesapeake Bay was formed |
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a meteorite hit the ocean 35 million years ago and impact left a dent now known as bay
bay formed after last glaciers shaped the eastern seabord. the huge volume of melting ice caused sea levels to rise. the water than flooded the river valley creating the bay |
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| where does word Chesapeake come from and what does it mean |
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| word comes from Algonquin word chesepioc which means great shelfish bay |
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| who was first person to explore chesapeake bay |
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| what are the states which compose of the chesapeake bay watershed |
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| West va, va, md, ny, pa, de |
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| where salt water from atlantic mixes with fresh water from bay creating brackish water |
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| pollution source that is easy to see |
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| examples of point source pollution |
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| smoke stacks, pipes,and large factories |
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| Is point source pollution easier to regulate true or false |
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| examples of non point pollution |
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| fertilizers and chemicals |
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| is non point pullution easy to regulater true or false |
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| chemical and water droplets |
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| creates too much algae and destroys habitats |
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| smothers fish eggs and oyster bars |
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| the 4 main functions of marsh |
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| food, habitat, filter water into bay, and prevent floods |
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| how does a wetland filter |
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| plants trap sediment and pollution from traveling into the bay |
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| how does marsh minimize the effects of erosion |
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| marsh woks as retention ponds because they trap sediment which prevents erosion |
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| what does wetland provide for migratory birds |
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| amount of salt contained in a given sample of water |
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| it is measured in ppt parts per thousands |
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| what's the range of salinity in the bay |
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| salinity in the bay ranges from 1-29 ppt |
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| the 3 factors that effect salinity |
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| location, time of year and depth of water |
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| where are salinity levels lowest in the bay |
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| what do salinity levels detirmine about the bay |
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| what type of organisms like to live in higher levels of salinity or low levels of salinity |
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