APES - Ch 3 Global Water Flashcards
0
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Limnetic Zone (Lake)
A
sunlight doesn’t reach bottom
1
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Littoral Zone (Lake)
A
sunlight reaches the bottom
2
Q
Benthic Zone
A
-bottom of a body of water
3
Q
Oligotrophic Lake
A
-very few nutrients
4
Q
Mesotrophic Lake
A
-average number of nutrients
5
Q
Eutrophic Lake
A
-enriched with nutrients
6
Q
Hypertrophic Lake
A
-excessive nutrients
7
Q
water density increases as temperature _________
A
decreases
8
Q
Turnover
A
- spring and fall
- water temperatures even and water mixes
9
Q
Wetland
A
-water table stands at or near surface
10
Q
Aquifer
A
-underground water usually absorbed in porous rock
11
Q
Thermohaline Conveyor
A
-warm water brought north from the equator
12
Q
Upwelling
A
-cold, nutrient rich water rises to surface, warm water moves away
13
Q
Drip Irrigation
A
-most effective form of irrigation
14
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Salt Water Intrusion
A
-salt water fills in acquifers
