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1
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is an organic transparent tasteless odorless and nearly colorless chemical substance

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water

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2
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3% percent water is

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freshwater

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3
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97% percent water is

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salt water

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4
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2.06% percent water is

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ice

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5
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0.9% percent water is

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groundwater

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6
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0.008% percent water is

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lakes

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7
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0.001% percent water is

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wetlands

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8
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0.0002% percent water is

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rivers

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9
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gets polluted when contaminants such as fertilizers and septic systems making their way into an aquifer

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groundwater

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10
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major pollution in the surface water sources due to farm waste and fertilizer runoff

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surface water pollution

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11
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streams and rivers carry contaminants such as chemical nutrients and heavy metals that are carried from farms

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ocean water pollution

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12
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is contamination derived from multiple or diffused sources.
These may include contaminated water traveled after rains

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non point source

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13
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happens when contaminated water from one country spilled into other countries waters

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transboundary

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14
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causes of water pollution

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industrial waste,
sewage and wastewater,
mining activities,
marine dumping
accidental oil leakage
chemical fertilizers and pesticides
leakage from sewer lines
global warming
radioactive waste
urban development

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15
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the raw sewage needs to be adequately treated in a water treatment plant before it is released into the environment

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industrial treatment

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16
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when nitrates present in the water get converted into gas

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denitrification

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17
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treatment method has become very popular in this method an ozone generator breaks down the pollutants in water

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ozone waste water treatment

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18
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treat sewage right at the place of the location where it originates instead of treating it in any far away plant or sewage system

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septic tanks

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19
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is a natural body composed of a mixture of organic and inorganic materials that is formed from the disintegration

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soil

20
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biggest rock particles

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sand

21
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particles of rock smaller than those of sand

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silt

22
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smallest rock particles

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clay

23
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mixture of all types of rock particles and humus

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loam

24
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is the remains of living material and becomes a part of the soil which makes it very feritle

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humus

25
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soil is composed of

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oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, hydrogen

26
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the decline in soil quality which comes due to aspects such as improper land use agriculture, and pasture urban or industrial purposes

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soil degradation

27
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cause the loss of plant cover making the soil susceptible to erosion

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overgrazing

28
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plastic bottles when they breakdown they release Diethylhydroxylamine(DEHA) a carcinogen that affects our reproduction system causes liver dysfunction and weight loss

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soil contamination

29
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a deep focus with depth of disturbance around 300km to 800km

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plutonic earthquake

30
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are produced by sudden movement along faults and plate boundaries

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tectonic earthquakes

31
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the study of earthquakes and seismic waves that move through and around the earth

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seismology

32
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are the waves of energy caused by the sudden breaking of rock within the earth or an explosion

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seismic waves

33
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traveling through the interior of the earth, arrive before the surface waves emitted by an earthquake

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body waves

34
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the first kind of body wave is the

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P waves or primary wave

35
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the second type of body wave is the

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S waves or secondary waves

36
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travelling only through the crust, surface waves are a lower frequency than body waves

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surface waves

37
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types of fault

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normal fault
reverse fault
strike slip
oblique fault

38
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where the crust is being pulled apart, occurs in which the overlying block moves down with respect to the lower block

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normal fault

39
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where the crust is being compressed, occurs in which the hanging wall block moves up and over the footwall block

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reverse fault

40
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crustal blocks may also move sideways past each other usually along nearly vertical faults

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strike slip

41
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involves various combinations of these basic movements which include both reverse and dextral movement

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oblique fault

42
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is an application capable to do proximity searches to active faults

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philvolcs fault finder

43
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signs of impending earthquakes

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animal behavior
change in atmospheric conditions
electromagnetic disturbances
boom sound

44
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earthquake hazards

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ground shaking
tsunami
landslides and rock falls
ground displacement
liquefaction
fire
sinkholes

45
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