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1
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fourth largest saline lake in the world

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aral sea

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lies on the border between northern uzbekistan and southern kazakhstan in central asia, wihich was once part of soviet union

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aral sea

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2 rivers that supply water to the aral sea

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amu darya and syr darya

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it continually circulates between and among the oceans,air,land,and all living things in a process known as

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hydrologic or water cycle

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plants lose water vapor through their leaves in a process called

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transpiration

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as water droplets accumulate, they become too heavy. they eventually fall back to earth as

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precipitation(rain, hail, or snow)

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the process of movement and filtration of rainwater into several layers

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percolation

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the groundwater may be stored for long period of time in porous underground layer

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aquifer

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aquifer are classified into three:

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unconfined
semiconfined
confined

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found near the surface
collects rainwater from the land

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unconfined

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upper layer of the surface where the soil or rocks are permanently soaked with water

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water table

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12
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bound by both the impermeable top and bottom layers of rock
gets its water supply from rainwater

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confined

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area far from confined aquifer that does not have impermeable layer

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recharge zone

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14
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father of hydrology

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robert e. horton

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15
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70% percent of earths surface is

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water

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16
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96.5% composes the

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saltwater

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17
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3.5% composes the

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freshwater, available for plants, humans, animals

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18
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ie caps

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glaciers

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ground or soil

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aquifer

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20
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unpolluted water that is suitable for drinking

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potable water

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21
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WHO

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world health organization

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22
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percent of worlds human population do not have safe water

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25%

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countries that do not have safe water

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ethiopia, papua new guinea, uganda, republic of congo, somalia, pakistan, nigeria

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refers to the contamination of bodies of water

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water pollution

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25
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pollutants came from an unindentifiable source

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point surface

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are more difficult to trace. Runoff from fertilizers and pesticides

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nonpoint sources

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27
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comes from a flowing source and reaches other places

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transboundary pollution

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28
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aquatic lifezones are divided into two:

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freshwater ecosystems and marine ecosystems

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29
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consumes the most water
70% of water humans gets from the surface of bodies of water and groundwater for irrigation

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agriculture

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30
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involves the use of water that does not divert water from its sources like using a river for recreation

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in steam use

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kinds of water use

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domestic
industrial
agriculture
in steam use

32
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daily use of water in the household

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domestic

33
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22% of the worlds water is used in industry hence it has the most water pollution

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industrial

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refers to the area that connects the rivers to the ocean
- filters the nutrients and sediments, and purifies the water that drains off the land

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estuaries

35
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refers to an ecosystem where freshwater or saltwater and land meets. is it categorized as INLAND OR COASTAL

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wetlands

36
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marshes, swamps, bogs

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inland fresh water wetlands

37
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salt marshes and mangroove swamps

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saltwater wetlands

38
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branch of science that deals with the oceans, marine organisms, and ecosystem

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oceanography

39
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study and explains the complex interactions between and among seawaters, freshwater, polar ice caps

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oceanographers

40
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ecologists classify oceans according to their:

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depth, type of ocean bed and amount of light

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3 major marine communities

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coastal zone
open sea surface
deep sea water zone

42
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has warm and nutrient-rich waters that extend near the shallow edge

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coastal zone

43
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extends from the end of the continental shelf to the vast region of the ocean where no land is in sight

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open sea surface

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dark and very cold with little dissolved oxygen. lowest part of the ocean

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deep sea water zone

45
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high salt concentration

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marine ecosystems

46
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aquatic life zones are divided into:

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freshwater ecosystems
marine ecosystems

47
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marine salinity

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35 ppt(part per thousand)

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freshwater salinity

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0.5 ppt (part per thousand)

49
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what are the 4 major types of organisms

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planktons
nektons
benthos
decomposers

50
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weakly and freely swimming microscopic organisms found near the surface

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planktons

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primary producers, foundation of the aquatic food web

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phytoplanktons

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strong swimmers include turtle,fish,squid, sharks

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nektons

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organisms residing mostly at the bottom

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benthos

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examples of benthos

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crustaceans
mollusks

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attached to one place

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sessile

56
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has the ability to move around

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motile

57
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ex. of mottile

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mussels
crabs
lobsters

58
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mostly bacteria that degrade organic compounds from dead bodies and waste

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decomposers

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ex of decomposers

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fungi and bacteria

60
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are the ecosystems found in a similar climatic pattern that includes similar communities

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terrestrial biomes

61
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9 terrestrial biomes

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tropical forest
dessert
savana
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temperate grassland
temperate deciduous forest
chaparral
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tundra
polar ice
coniferous forest

62
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3 causes of water pollution

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home
industrial
agricultural

63
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geographic area where plants, animals, other organisms as well as weather and landscape work together to form a biosphere
- biological community of interacting organisms

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environment

64
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ecosystem in a body of water

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aquatic ecosystem

65
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3 main type of aquatic system

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marine ecosystem
fresh ecosystem
estuarine

66
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panthalassa - paleo pacific means

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means old pacific

67
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7 largest oceaan of the earth

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southern ocean
north pacific
south pacific
north atlantic
south atlantic
indian
arctic

68
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involves the continuous circulation of water

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hydrologic cycle

69
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change of state in a substance from liquid to gas

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evaporation

70
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evaporation of water from plants to stomata.

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transpiration

71
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small openings found on the underside of leaves

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stomata

72
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process whereby water vapor in the atmosphere is changed into a liquid state

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condensation

73
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result when the tiny condensation particles grow too large

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precipitation

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