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| To assume based on prior knowledge |
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| An are were all the water drains into one body of water |
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| Rain that does not sink into the ground |
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| Water found in lakes, streams, and rivers |
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| Dirt moved by water and wind |
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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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| A body if water that empites into a bigger body of water |
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| A man-made pond that holds stormwater |
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| does not let water through |
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| The Purpose of a Retention Pond |
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| Trapes Sediment, Stormwater and let's it sink into the ground, prevents stormwater from eroding nearby streams. |
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| Is an estuary a body of water that salt and fresh water meet? |
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| Is erosion water from a storm? |
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| Is the Chesapeake watershed in 5 states. |
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| Is the Chesapeake Bay the nations largest estuary? |
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| What are two theories of how the bay formed. |
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A meteor hit the mouth of the bay and water from oceans flooded the valley.
Glaciers melted and flooded what was the Potomac river valley. |
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| What does the name Chesapeake mean. |
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| What explorer explored the Chesapeake Bay in the 1600 |
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| How far is the bays water shed. |
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| Point Source of Pollution |
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pollution sourse that is easy to see and regulate
ex- Smoke stack, treatment plant,ect |
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| Non-point source of pollution |
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pollution source that is more difficlut to see
ex - ferilizer, pesticide, trash, oil ,ext |
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Acid rain - water dropplets + chemicals
fertilizer - to much causes to much algae
garbage
sediment smothers fish eggs and oyster bars. |
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| Saltinity is the saltyness of water. |
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| How is salinity measured? |
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| Salinity is measured in ppt (Parts Per Thousaunds) |
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| What is the range of salinity in the Chesapeake Bay? |
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| What are three factors that effect salinity? |
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| Where are the saltintiy levels lowest in the bay? |
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| The uppermost part of te bay (Susquahanna River) |
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| The salinity levels can determine what about orginisims? |
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| If they live in fresh water or salt water. |
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| Is salt water heaver than fresh water. |
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| What are the functions of a marsh? |
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To provide protection
To prevent sediment |
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| Does a marsh filter water |
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| What are oysters dieing of |
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