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| making a guess using your prior knowledge |
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| an area where all water drains into 1 body of water |
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| rain that hits ground but dosent sink in right away |
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| water above ground (lakes, streams, rivers oceans) |
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| sediment/dirt is moved with wind and water |
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| a body of water where fresh water and salt water mix |
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| a body of water that empties into a larger body of water |
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| Prevents sediment from moving |
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Man made pond to hold storm water
Prevents storm water from rushing into streams and causing erosion
Traps sediment
Allaws water to sink in the ground |
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| surface that wter cant penatrate |
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| you can penatrate a impervious surface |
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| you use your senses when you observe |
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| stom water is another name for runn-off |
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| Who discovered the chesapeake bay |
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| What does chesapeake mean |
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| It means great shellfish bay |
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| How big is the chesapeake bay watershed |
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| What states are in the chesapeake bay watershed |
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| Pennsylvania,Virginia,West Virginia,Maryland,Delaware,New York |
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| Whats one way they think the chesapeake bay formed |
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| Whats another way they think it was created |
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| poluttion source that is easy to see |
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| examples of point source pollution |
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| smokestacks, pipes, from factories |
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| true or false, is it easier to clean up or control |
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| examples of non source pollution |
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| fertilizers, pestisides and oils |
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| true or false non source pollution is easy to clean up |
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| what are the types of pollution |
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| acid rain, fertilizers, garbage, sediment |
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| chemicals and water droplets |
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| the amount of salt contained in a given sample of water |
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| in parts per thousand (ppt) |
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| is it true or false that the range of the chesapeske 1-29 ppt |
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| what are the three factors of salinity |
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time of year
the depth of the water
rainfall |
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| is salt water heavier then freashwater |
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| what part of the bay is the salinity levels the lowest |
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| near the susquhanna river |
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| can the salinity levels determine what species live their |
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