Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
18 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
|
treated or untreated water that flows from a point source (e.g. a pipe) into any surface water
|
effluent
|
sounds like you're sneezing when you say it!
|
|
|
living organisms so small that, individually, they can only be seen through a microscope
|
microorganisms
|
m****org******
|
|
|
the place where a population lives and its surroundings, both living and non-living
|
habitat
|
rhymes with rabbit-vat
|
|
|
the circuit of water movement from the oceans to the atmosphere and to the Earth and return to the atmosphere through various stages or processes such as precipitation, runoff, infiltration, evaporation, and transportation.
|
water cycle
|
w**** c****
|
|
|
chemical symbol for water
|
H₂O
|
capital letter-subscript number-capital letter
|
|
|
a way of showing how matter and energy pass from one organism to the next
|
food chain
|
rhymes with rude Wayne
|
|
|
very small, free-floating organisms of aquatic systems
|
plankton
|
pl******
|
|
|
full of tiny openings that allow fluids or gasses to pass through
|
porous
|
rhymes with Horace
|
|
|
organism that uses an outside energy source like the sun to make their food
|
producer
|
pr******
|
|
|
organisms that cannot make their own food and must obtain it by eating other organisms
|
consumer
|
c*******
|
|
|
having a pair of equal and opposite charges
|
polar
|
a type of bear, even!
|
|
|
so small that it cannot be seen without magnification
|
microscopic
|
*****scopic
|
|
|
an increased attraction of molecules at the surface of a liquid
|
surface tension
|
s****** t******
|
|
|
the amount of solid particles that are suspended in water and that cause light rays shining through the water to scatter, making it look cloudy or opaque
|
turbidity
|
almost rhymes with persnickety
|
|
|
the amount of oxygen freely available in water and necessary for aquatic life
|
dissolved oxygen (D.O.)
|
d******** o*****
|
|
|
a measure of the relative acidity or alkalinity of water with 7 as neutral; lower than 7 is acidic, and higher than 7 is basic
|
pH
|
two letters
|
|
|
a water-quality indication of the concentration of alkaline salts in water
|
hardness
|
h*******
|
|
|
a measure of water's ability to conduct electricity; used for estimating amounts of dissolved solids in water
|
specific conductance
|
s******* c**********
|
