Freshwater & Saltwater Systems

Question 1

distribution of water

Answer 1

97% of earth water is salt water

3% of earth is fresh water

Question 2

water-borne materials

• toxins, sediments, biological

Question 3

erosion and deposition

• rivers, streams, glaciers, shorelines

Answer 3

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Question 4

stream characteristics

• streamflow, sediments

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Question 5

continental drainage systems

• watersheds, freshwater systems

Answer 5

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Question 6

ocean basins - characteristics

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Question 7

climate

• currents
• global warming

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Question 8

glaciers and icecaps

• evidence
• growth and attrition

Answer 8

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Question 9

adaptations to aquatic ecosystems

• aquatic organisms

Answer 9

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Question 10

human impact

• uses
• consequences

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Question 11

water management

• monitoring, sustainable, human contributions

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Question 12

greenhouse effect

Answer 12

a natural warming of Earth caused by
gases in the atmosphere trapping heat

Question 13

water cycle

Answer 13

evaporation

condensation

precipitation

run-off