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| use observations to make an educated guess |
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| area where all water drains into all bodies off water |
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| rain that hits the ground and doesn't sink right away |
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| water above ground such as lakes, streams, rivers, and oceans |
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| when sediment/dirt is moved by wind and water |
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| a body of water where fresh water and salt water mix |
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| a body of water that empties into a larger body of water |
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| barrier used to control silt and sediment |
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| pond that catches runoff from higher elevation areas |
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| many artificial surfaces like pavement and cement |
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| 3 purposes for retention pond |
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traps sediment
traps storm water so it turns into groundwater
prevents storm water from causing erosion |
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| True of Flase? Groundwater is water running above ground. |
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| True of False? Sediment is dirt. |
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| True or False? A tributary is a larger body of water emptying into a smaller body of water |
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| Theories of Chesapeake Bay being formed |
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melting ice caused sea levels to rise
meteorite hit the ocean |
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| Algonquin word "Chesepioc" |
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| means "great shellfish bay". |
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| explored the Chesapeake bay in the early 1600s. |
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| Chesapeake Bay's watershed |
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| Ney York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia |
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| fresh water mixes with salt water from the Atlantic Ocean to create brackish water. |
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| type of pollution easy to see the source |
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| examples of point source pollution |
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| smoke stacks and pipes from industry |
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| True or False? Point source pollution is easier to regulate |
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| non-point source pollution |
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| pollution source not easy to see |
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| examples of non-point source pollution |
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| fertilizers, pesticide, oil, trash |
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| True or False? Non-point source regulation is harder to find the source |
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| chemicals + water droplets |
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| covers fish eggs + underwater gasses |
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| 4 main functions of a marsh |
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filtering water into the bay
protect nursery areas for aquatic animals
provide food and habitat for animals
prevents flooding |
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| sediment gets trapped in the plants and filtered clean |
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| marshes minimizing the effects of erosion |
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| protects the shoreline environment by stopping the sediment with its plants |
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| wetland providing for migratory birds |
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| provides food and a resting area |
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| the amount of salt in a body of water |
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| parts per thousand or ppt |
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| range of salinity in the bay |
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| three factors that effect salinity |
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| location, time of year, and depth of water |
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| salinity lowest in the bay |
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| upper bay and closer to the surface |
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| salinity can determine what about organisms |
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| where a species would live because of salinity |
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