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1
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collects, purifies, and distributes the fixed supply of water

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the hydrolic cycle

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2
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driven by specialized bacteria

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the nitrogen cycle

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3
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based on CO2 gas

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the carbon cycle

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4
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slower cycle that doesn’t include the atmosphere

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the phosphorus cycle

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5
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found in the air, taken in directly by plant leaves, and burning fuel moves it to the air from underground

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carbon

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6
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found in soil, bacteria drive the cycle, and fertilizer moves it to soil while burning moves it to air

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nitrogen

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7
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found in rock, no atmospheric content, and fertilizer use adds it to waterways

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phosphorus

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8
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the global water cycle and how it works; the technologies for managing and controlling water use; public policies for governing water use

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water quantity

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9
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water pollution and its consequences; sewage treatment technologies; public policies for dealing with water pollution issues

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water quality

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10
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Water use conflict between Georgia, Alabama, and Florida over the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basin

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Tri-State Water Dispute

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11
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any matter or energy released into the water that causes undesirable impacts on the health and well-being of humans or other organisms

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water pollution

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12
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single, identifiable source of pollution

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point source

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13
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poorly defined, diffuse sources of pollution

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nonpoint source

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14
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The entire area of land from which water drains into a particular body of water (i.e. river, lake, stream, or wetland)

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watershed

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15
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  • Nutrient that is essential for all life.

- Continuously cycling through plants, animals, and the environment to support life

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  • Nitrogen/Nitrate

- Phosporus

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16
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loose particles of sand, clay, silt, and other substances

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sediment

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17
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  • Essential minerals required for life

- can harm fish and plant life at highconcentrations

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salts

18
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  • Substances used by individuals for personal health or cosmetic reasons
  • Detected in water bodies throughout theworld
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Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs)

19
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systematic use of living organisms or their responses to determine the quality of the aquatic environment

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biomonitering

20
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boundary where air shifts from cooling to warming

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tropopause

21
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“global sunscreen” - keeps ~95% of harmful UV radiation from reaching earth’s surface

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ozone layer

22
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short-term atmospheric conditions of any given area

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weather

23
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result of long-term weather patterns in a region

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climate

24
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  • equatorial
  • warm, moist air rising
  • heavy rainfall
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hadley cells

25
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  • arid climate - 30º latitude
  • moist climate - 60º latitude
  • arid climate - polar regions
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ferrel cells and polar cells

26
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curving global wind patterns

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coriolis effect

27
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Small amounts of certain gases in the atmosphere play a role in determining the earth’s average temperatures and thus its climates. These gases allow mostly visible light and some infrared and UV radiation from the sun to pass through the atmosphere.

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greenhouse gases

28
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Without the warming caused by these greenhouse gases, the earth would be a cold and mostly lifeless planet

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greenhouse effect

29
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This pattern acts as a giant conveyor belt, moving water masses from the warm surface to cold depths and back again

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thermohaline circulation pattern

30
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substances in the atmosphere that have harmful effects on organisms, ecosystems, or human-made materials

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air pollution

31
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organic chemicals that can vaporize into the air

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volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

32
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very small solid and liquid particles suspended in the air

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particulate matter (PM)

33
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the suspended particles

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aeorsols

34
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chemicals or particles directly emitted from identifiable sources

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primary pollutants

35
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chemicals or particles produced in the atmosphere as result of reactions among chemicals or aerosols

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secondary pollutants

36
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secondary pollutants whose formation is facilitated by sunlight

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photochemicals

37
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long-term variations in climatic variables such as temperature and precipitation

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climate change

38
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gases that efficiently capture heat in the troposphere (water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide)

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greenhouse gases

39
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the absorption of radiation by greenhouse gases and trapping of that heat in the troposphere

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greenhouse effect

40
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a level of change in system properties beyond which a system reorganizes, often abruptly, and does not return to the initial state even if the drivers of the change are abated

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tipping point

41
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a critical threshold when global climate changes from one stable state to another stable state

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climate tipping point

42
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refers to the phenomena of a stand of trees losing health and dying without an obvious cause

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forest dieback

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