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Unit 5
water
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Science
10th Grade
05/09/2016

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Term

Density 

 

Definition

Density describes how compact or concentrated something is. 


I have two boxes, one big one small but they both weigh the same 


Term
Surface Currents
Definition

The water at the ocean surface is moved primarily by winds that blow in certain patterns because of the Earth's spin and the Coriolis Effect.


 Horizontal Movement 

Term
Surface Currents
Definition

The water at the ocean surface is moved primarily by winds that blow in certain patterns because of the Earth's spin and the Coriolis Effect.


 Horizontal Movement 

Term

Coriolis Effect

 

 

 

 

 

Definition

An effect whereby a mass moving in a rotating system experiences a force.


Rightward in the northern hemisphere and leaftward in the southern hemisphere 

Term
Deep ocean current
Definition

Deep ocean currents are driven by density and temperature gradients.



Conveyor belt 

Term
Water Cycle
Definition

the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land, involving precipitation



Evaporation and condensation 

Term
Ground Water
Definition
  1. water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock.

    Comes from rain or melting snow 
Term
Surface Water
Definition

water that collects on the surface of the ground.


 

rivers, lakes, streams

Term
Groundwater Labeling
Definition

a shaft sunk into the ground to obtain water, oil, or gas.


 

 

Term
Aquifer Depletion
Definition

long-term water-level declines caused by sustained groundwater pumping. 



Many areas of the United States are experiencing groundwater depletion.

Term
Salt Water Intrusion
Definition

the movement of saline water into freshwater aquifers, which can lead to contamination of drinking water sources and other consequences.


mostly happens in coastal aquifers 

Term
Dams
Definition

a barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, the resulting reservoir being used in the generation of electricity or as a water supply.



Beavers 

Term
Dam Removal
Definition

the process of removing dams from river systems.



Term
Sludge
Definition
thick, soft, wet mud or a similar viscous mixture of liquid and solid components, especially the product of an industrial or refining process.
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