Chapter 3: The Aquatic Enviromnent

Question 0

How are waves produced?

Answer 0

Energy transferred from wind to water

Question 1

What are characteristics of cold water?

Answer 1

Higher solubility of oxygen

More productive

Question 2

Deep waters move to surface

Answer 2

Upwelling

Question 3

Gravitational pull of sun and moon

Answer 3

Tides

Question 4

What kind of tide is caused by a new moon?

Answer 4

Low tide

Question 5

What kind of tide is caused by a full moon?

Answer 5

High tide

Question 6

What are the four types of estuaries?

Answer 6

Stratified
Partially mixed
Fully mixed
Inverse

Question 7

Water that is intercepted by vegetation, dead organic matter on the ground, and urban structures and streets

Answer 7

Interception

Question 8

Precipitation that reaches the soil and moves into the ground

Answer 8

Infiltration

Question 9

When soil is saturated, excess water flows across the surface of the ground

Answer 9

Surface runoff

Question 10

Some water entering the soil seeps down to an impervious layer of clay or rock to collect

Answer 10

Groundwater

Question 11

Evaporation of after from internal surfaces of leaves, stems, and other living parts

Answer 11

Transpiration

Question 12

The total amount of evaporating water from the surfaces of he ground and vegetation (surface evaporation plus transpiration)

Answer 12

Evaporotranspiration

Question 13

What is the largest water reservoir?

Answer 13

Oceans

Question 14

What is the largest water flux?

Answer 14

Evaporation

Question 15

What is the order of the vertical temperature profile?

Answer 15

Epilimnion
Thermocline
Hypolimnion

Question 16

The place where freshwater mixes with saltwater

Answer 16

Estuary

Question 17

What water reservoir is the smallest with a very high turnover rate?

Answer 17

Atmosphere