Unit 5 Hydrosphere Vocab

What is a "Watershed"?

• An area of land where all the water that falls as rain or snow drains into a specific river, lake, or other body of water.

• A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent items forming a complex whole.

• Man-made lake or reservoir used to store water for future use.

• Reliance on someone or something.

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What is the definition of "Beneficial"?

• Anything that causes injury, sickness, or problems.

• Anything that brings a positive effect or makes an improvement.

• Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers.

• All the water on Earth, including oceans, rivers, and lakes.

What is "Groundwater"?

• Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers.

• All the water above the ground’s surface.

• An area of the ocean where there is not enough oxygen to support marine life.

• A red growth of algae in a body of water.

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What is "Human activity"?

• Events or any process that humans rely on to continue living.

• Anything that humans do that will have an effect.

• A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent items forming a complex whole.

• Man-made lake or reservoir used to store water for future use.

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What is the "Hydrosphere"?

• All the water on Earth, including water in oceans, rivers, lakes, and even in the air as clouds or rain.

• An area of the ocean where there is not enough oxygen to support marine life.

• A red growth of algae in a body of water due to an excess of nutrients.

• Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers.

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What does "Influence" mean?

• The power to produce a desired effect.

• To cause a change in an event or process.

• Reliance on someone or something.

• Events or any process that humans rely on to continue living.

What is a "Marine Dead Zone"?

• An area of the ocean where there is not enough oxygen to support marine life.

• A red growth of algae in a body of water due to an excess of nutrients.

• Man-made lake or reservoir used to store water for future use.

• Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers.

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What is "Surface water"?

• All the water above the ground’s surface, including lakes, rivers, and streams.

• Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers.

• An area of the ocean where there is not enough oxygen to support marine life.

• A red growth of algae in a body of water.

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What is "Human dependence"?

• Events or any process that humans rely on to continue living.

• Anything that humans do that will have an effect.

• The power to produce a desired effect.

• To cause a change in an event or process.

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What is "Human influence"?

• Events or any process that humans cause that affect the hydrosphere.

• Anything that brings a positive effect or makes an improvement.

• Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers.

• All the water above the ground’s surface.

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