Earth's Intearctive Systems

_____ is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight

• iceberg

• glacier

• ice cap

• reservoir

Fresh water (from rain or melting ice and snow) that soaks into the soil and is stored in the tiny spaces (pores) between rocks and particles of soil

• iceberg

• ice cap

• groundwater

• reservoir

A covering of ice over a large area, especially on the polar region of a planet.

• iceberg

• groundwater

• ice cap

• reservoir

______ are used to store water and can be created by building a dam across a river

• iceberg

• groundwater

• ice cap

• reservoir

Only about _____% of Earth's water is fresh water

• 3

• 2

• 5

• 90

________  is a rapid increase or accumulation in the population of algae in freshwater or marine water systems.

• acid rain

• conservation

• algal bloom

_______ refers to the careful management of natural resources and the environment

• acid rain

• conservation

• algal bloom

_______  is rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic (low pH)

• acid rain

• conservation

• algal bloom

Fertilizers have a positive impact in the quality of water preventing toxic algae to grow.

• True

• False

A small portion of the gases that cause acid rain comes from...