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| An area where all water drains into one body of water |
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| Rain that hits the ground, but doesn't sink in right away |
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| Water above ground such as [streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans] |
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| Sediment/dirt is moved by water or wind |
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| A bay of water were fresh water and salt water mix |
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| A body of water that empties into a bigger body of water |
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| Man-pond that holds storm water |
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| The 3 purposes for a retention pound |
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1. Traps sediment
2. Traps storm water and lets it sink into the ground
3. Prevents storm water from eroding into nearby streams |
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| type of pollution that you can see the source |
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| kinds of point source pollution |
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| Smokestacks & pipes from factories |
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| true or false, point source pollution are easier to see than non-point source pollution? |
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| non-point source pollution |
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| pollution not easy to see |
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| what are non-point source pollution examples |
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| oil, fertilizer, pesticide, and trash |
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| true or false, non-point sources are harder to find then point source pollution? |
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| chemicals in water droplets |
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| causes an abundance of algae |
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| covers fish eggs and under water grasses |
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| what are the four types of pollution |
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| acid rain, fertilizer, garbage, and sediment |
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| what are the main functions of a marsh |
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| to prevent flooding, fillters water, and is a place for wild life |
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| the amount of salt water in a area |
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| it's measured by parts per thousand |
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| what is the range of salinity in the ch. bay |
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| what are the three functions that effect salinity |
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| Location,time of year, and depth of water |
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| where are the salinity levels lowest in the bay |
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| the salinity levels determine what about organisms |
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| if they can live there or not |
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| what year is the salinity ther highist |
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