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5. | the level of magnesium and calcium in water |
6. | essential to life, but too much can cause algae and plankton to over produce |
11. | 1.able to be maintained |
12. | a lake that stores water for human use |
15. | an area where ocean water sinks through cracks in the ocean floor, heating the water |
16. | measure of the average energy of motion of the particles of a substance |
17. | a land area that is covered with a shallow layer of water |
20. | combined force of attraction among water molecules and water molecules and another surface |
22. | the amount of heat needed to increase the temperature of a substance |
23. | bouyant force of an object is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced |
25. | the amount of dissolved salt in a water sample |
26. | a well in which water rises due to pressure within the aquifer |
27. | organisms that live on the bottom of the ocean |
28. | the degree of purity in the water |
31. | the production of light by living things |
32. | the process by which plants make their own food |
35. | an area where fresh water and salt water meet |
36. | a molecule that has electrically charged areas |
38. | tiny algae that float in water |
39. | tightness across the surface of a molecule |
40. | the change in state from a gas to a liquid |
41. | the process by which particles in a liquid clump together |
44. | water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet or hail |
47. | the substance dissolved by the solvent |
48. | the introduction of harmful substances into the environment |
51. | the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants |
54. | the responsible planning and management of resources |
56. | a continuous range of mountains on the ocean floor |
57. | the top of the saturated zone |
58. | water easily passes through |
59. | removal of salt from water |
61. | a substance that causes the pollution |
62. | upward force exerted by a fluid |
64. | a rapid increase in the population of algae in an aquatic system |
65. | having the ability to float |
68. | mass divided volume |
69. | the source of the pollution is known |
71. | Nitrate is a compound that is formed naturally when nitrogen combines with oxygen or ozone; souces: fertilizer, soil, human waste |
72. | a large stream of moving water |
73. | a deep canyon in the ocean floor |
74. | the place where an organism lives |
75. | environmental protection agency |