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| water can NOT pass through |
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| top of the saturated zone |
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| above water table, unsaturated |
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| aquifer between two layers of imperiable rock |
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| aquifer between two impermiable layers |
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| doesnt need pumped, worls with pressure |
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| water seeping through cracks and crevises |
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| 2 positive hydrogen atoms bonded to one negitive oxygen atom |
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| bond between water molecules |
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| 2 opposite ends attracted |
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| water molecules bonding (like molecules) |
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| water, paper and ink bonding (different molecules) |
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| temperature object can sustain before becoming heated |
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| 2nd step in the water filtration process |
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| Coagulation- the tickening of water, adds flocks |
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| 1st step in the water filtration process |
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| 1st Filtration- takes out all large debree |
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| 3rd step in the water filtration process |
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| 2nd filtration- sand or gravel used to filer water |
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| 4th step in the water filtration process |
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| chlorination- chlorine is added to kill bacteria |
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| 5th step in the water filtration process |
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| Aeration- bubbling air through water, takes out odor |
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| 6th step in the water filtration process |
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| Additional Treatment- Sodium or lime fluid added |
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1. Human
2. Agricultural
3. Industrial
4. Run-off |
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| What bodies of water make up a river system? |
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Main Channel,
Tributaries,
Head Waters,
Mouth,
Ocean or Lake |
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| The land area that supplies water to a river syatem is call a ___________. |
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| Water that flows over a ground system is called a _________. |
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| How does a river's volume change at the head waters and mouth? |
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| There is more water at the mouth than at the head. |
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| How does a river's volume change at the head waters and mouth? |
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| There is more water at the mouth than at the head. |
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| Would Point D or E be better place to to dig a well? Give a reason for your choice. |
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| -E, the well won't hit anything |
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| At which location could you obtain ground water without having to pump it up? |
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| Artesian Well, Point C, because it would fill up B. |
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| At which location could you obtain ground water without having to pump it up? |
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| Artesian Well, Point C, because it would fill up B. |
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| use a differernt color of blue to show how this area might look different during a very rainy season. |
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| it would fill up B, the water table rise, bc there is more water. |
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what accounts for the attraction between water molecules?
(Cohesion or Adhesion) |
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| Cohesion- Like molecules will bond through hydrogen bonds. |
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| Describe the arrangment of atoms in a water molecule. What makes it a polar molecule? |
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| Hydrogen (positives), Bonded to Oxygen (negative) |
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| what unusual fact about ice causes it to float in water? |
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| It is frozen, which makes it lighter and less dense. |
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| How does water rise from the roots of a redwood tree to the branches at the top? |
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| Cappillary action- Adhesion |
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| how do insects walk on water? |
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| the weight of an insect is less than the density of the water |
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| Why does sugar dissolve well in water? |
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| Sugar is a universal solvent |
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| water quality Temperature |
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| depends on depth of water |
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| water quality dissolved oxygen |
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| amt of oxygen dissolved in water |
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| water quality Acidity/Alkalinity |
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| measured in PH, indicates algea level |
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| causes plants and algea to grow, eutrophication |
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| Used as indicator for harmful bacteria and parasites |
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