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| using observations to make a guess |
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| an area of water where run-off and storm water collects |
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| rain that dosent sink into the ground |
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| water cannot penetrate this surface |
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| water above the ground such as lakes rivers streams |
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| a body of water the empties into a larger body of water |
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| a pond that catches storm water and sediment |
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| when the surface is whipped away by water and caves in |
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| 1. catches sediment 2. lets stormwater sink into the ground 3. and help the water slow down when entering streams |
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| loose dirt picked up by water |
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| water that sinks and travels under ground |
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| an inlet at the lower end of an ocean |
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| a barrier that protects sediment from getting into a specific area |
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| tributary have to have salt water mixing in it. |
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| can water penetrate an impervious surface |
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| another word for storm water is run-off |
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| whats the worlds largest estuary |
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| two theories of the Chesapeake bay formation |
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| a meteorite hit it and made a crack and an iceberg melted and flooded the Susquehanna |
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| what does chesopioc means |
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| discovered and explored te chesapeake bay in1600 |
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| what states are in the water shed |
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| maryland, new jersey, new york, Pennsylvania, west virginia, Virginia, delaware |
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| pollution that is easier to see and clean up. such as smoke stack and factories. |
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| non point source pollution |
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| pollution that you can see and hard trace and regulate. such as fertilizers and pesticides |
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| chemicals and water droplets |
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| what are the functions of a wetland |
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| they connect deep water and land, provde habitat and food for animals protect land from floods. |
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| how do wetlands filter water |
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| they catch sediment and let it settle. |
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| do wetlands provide anything for organisms |
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| wetlands provide shelter and a resting area for birds, fish, oysters, crabs, and plants. |
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| how are wetlands improving water quality |
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| it traps sediment from the water |
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| salintity is the amount of salt in a certian area of water |
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| what the three factors of salinity |
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| location, time of the year, depth of the water |
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| where is the salinity lowest |
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| in the upper bay, farthest from the ocean |
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| the salinity levels can determine what about organisms |
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| what type of plant life lives there |
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| what is the range of the bay |
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