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20 Cards in this Set
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All marine and freshwater environments...
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are linked.
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Solar radiation provides the energy for...
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the evaporation of water.
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Solar radiation is the driving force behind the...
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water cycle.
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Precipitation sets...
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the water cycle in motion.
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Water vapor in the atmosphere eventually falls...
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in some form of precipitation.
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Water that seeps down to layers of clay or rock is...
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ground water.
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Groundwater finds its way...
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to springs and streams.
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Transpiration is the evaporation of...
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water from leaves, stems, and other living parts.
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The total amount of evaporating water from ground surfaces and evaporation is called...
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evapotranspiration.
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Specific heat of water is the....
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number of calories needed to raise 1 gram of water one degree Celsius.
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Ice on the water's surface...
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insulates the water below.
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Water molecules tend to stick firmly to each other.
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cohesion
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Cohesion is responsible for the...
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viscosity of water.
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Viscosity is the property of a material that measures...
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the force necessary to separate molecules and allow an object to pass through.
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Frictional resistance.
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viscosity
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The upward force of water.
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buoyancy
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Most aquatic organisms have neautral...
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buoyancy.
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Solar radiation declines in water at an...
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exponential rate.
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Epilimnion
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Upper layer of warm, lighter (less dense) water
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hypolimnion
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deeper layer of cold, denser water
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