Science Test 1 8th grade Flashcards

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1
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One end of a molecule is more positive and the other is more negative

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Polarity

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2
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When a molecule can cling to other molecules of the same type

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Cohesion

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3
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Warm weather pattern that occurs in the Pacific Ocean

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el Niño

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4
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The ability of a sediment to transmit liquids

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Permeability

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5
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The land that lead water to a river, then the ocean

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River basin

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6
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Natural filters and brackish nursing grounds where fresh water flows into the ocean

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estuaries

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7
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When deep cold water rises to the surface, carrying nutrients

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Upwelling

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8
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CO2 coming from the atmosphere and dissolves into the ocean becomes…

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Carbonic acid

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9
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Untreated sewage (Ex. NO3 and PO4) causes

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Eutrophication

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10
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These live and thrive in EXTREME toxic environments and hot temps. in hydrothermal vents

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Extremophiles

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11
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The measure of water quality that indicates cloudiness

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Turbidity

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12
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The process in which microorganisms near hydrothermal vents make their food

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Chemosynthesis

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13
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The variables that could contaminate water that were made by the EPA

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Chemical, Biological, and Physical

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14
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What does EPA stand for?

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Environmental Protection Agency

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15
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A physical variable that can affect organisms, and gasses can be dissolved in it

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Temperature

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16
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A pH level of 7 shows the water sample is…

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Neutral

17
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Eutrophication is caused by increased levels of…

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Nitrates and Phosphates (NO3 and PO4)

18
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If the macroinvertebrates in water are very sensitive to pollution, the water is…

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NOT polluted

19
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When pollution is dumped directly into into water, it’s called…

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point source pollution

20
Q

To assure how effective water treatments are, you need to use

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Reliable testing methods

21
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Being trusted to sustaining a healthy environment is called…

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Stewardship