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1
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What state is the most water on earth found…

A

Liquid

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2
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What state is most freshwater on earth found…

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Solid

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3
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Where is most liquid freshwater on earth found…

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Underground

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How much of earths liquid fresh water is found underground…

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95%

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5
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When water changes from liquid to gas it this is known as…

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Evaporation

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6
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Clouds are example of…

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Condensation

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7
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Plants release water into the atmosphere via…

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Evapotranspiration

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8
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And underground source of water that sits in a water bearing
formation is called…

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Aquifer

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9
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The areas of land that drain water into one main river or a lake are known as…

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Watershed

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10
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The uppermost level water reaches under the ground is called…

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Water table

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11
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What is it called when you water is being added to ground water?

A

Recharge

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12
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How much of the earth is covered in water

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74%

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13
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The amount of salt in water is called

A

Salinity

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14
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Salt and minerals that have accumulated over the ages in the lakes and ocean is from

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Erosion

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15
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The mixture of freshwater and saltwater is known as

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Brackish water

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16
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Why can’t we drink saltwater

A

Because it dries out our cells make us more thirsty and harms our body

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17
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The second zone within the lake is the…

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Limnetic Zone

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18
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The zone within a lake that makes contact with the shore is known as

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Littoral zone

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19
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Which is not type of water pollution that we talked about

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Mineral pollution

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20
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The beginning point of a river is called a

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Source

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21
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The zone of the ocean that includes both exposure and submerging of organisms is the

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Intertidal zone

22
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Which word also means salt water

A

Oceanic zone

23
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The area that is one of the most diverse and rich ecosystems where fresh and saltwater mix is called a

A

Estuary

24
Q

The deepest song of the water is known as the

A

Oceanic zone

25
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The continental shelf is a shelf of land that extends out from the edge of a continent below the ocean surface. The water in this zone of the ocean is

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Warm and light making it the rich in nutrients

26
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The deepest lake in the world is in Russia compared to the ocean it is relatively shallow ocean depth can reach 11,000 m whereas this lake is only 1700 m the name of the lake is called

A

Lake Baikal

27
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Unimportant zone in the ocean ecosystem is the one that contains brackish water and is known as the

A

Estuary zone

28
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What causes oceanic plates to be constantly moving

A

The rotation of the earth (it move slowly because of the interior of earth)

29
Q

How were most of the lakes in Canada formed

A

glaciation

30
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Which part of the scratch when is the only person left untouched by the last glaciation

A

Cypress Hills

31
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Land features the formations are evidence of glacial movement.I Wynding ridge of sand and gravel left behind are retreating glacier is called a

A

Moraine

32
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Glaciers gouge huge area of the land and then her reshape the land buy the materials they collect. Some of the features Include large inland lakes, where a glacier has dug a huge hole and filled it with water this inland lakes are called

A

Kettle lakes

33
Q

Which is one of the causes of ocean currents

A

The pull of the moon

34
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What creates microclimate

A

An increase in temperature compared to the surrounding climate

35
Q

What are the warm surface currents that Come from tropical area is called

A

Gulf stream

36
Q

What is the change in water level in an ocean called

A

Tide

37
Q

The term climate refers to the average…

A

Weather measured over a long period of time

38
Q

A main difference between the waves and currents is that

A

Currents move more than waves

39
Q

How were most of the lakes in Canada formed

A

Glaciation

40
Q

Which part of Saskatchewan was the only portion left untouched by the last glaciation

A

Cypress Hills

41
Q

In the evening which of the following holds on the heat longer therefore creating a breeze

A

Water

42
Q

During the day which of the following absorbs heat from the sun more quickly

A

Land

43
Q

A breeze that usually occurs during the evening is called a

A

Land breeze

44
Q

A breeze that are usually occur during daytime is called

A

Seabreeze

45
Q

Which of the following are small hills then can show us the direction the glacier was moving by looking at its shape

A

drumlins

46
Q

What has had one of the greatest effects in shaping the Saskatchewan landscape

A

glaciers moving

47
Q

What is the largest use of water by people in the world

A

Agriculture

48
Q

What percentage of water world wide is used for industry

A

22%

49
Q

What is the greatest use of domestic water in Canada

A

Showers and baths

50
Q

What percentage of in their water is used for showers and baths

A

35%

51
Q

What area of land is flat and usually beside the rivers at the same level

A

Floodplain

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