| Water Water Water | ||
| #1 | The percent of the Earth's water that is salt water | 97% |
| #2 | The percent of the Earth that is covered with water | 71% |
| #3 | The ocean that is the largest and the deepest | Pacific Ocean |
| #4 | Most of the Earth's fresh water is found here | Polar Ice Caps |
| #5 | What is the largest river basin in North Carolina? | Cape Fear |
| Technology and Hydrosphere | ||
| #1 | Allows scientist to use satellites to monitor all areas of Earth | Remote Sensing |
| #2 | Seeing red and yellow on a weather forecast indicates warm or cold? | warm |
| #3 | The number of satellites a GPS communicates with | 3 |
| #4 | The system used to locate a missing car or boat | GPS |
| #5 | A mapmaking software that stores info in layers | GIS |
| Water System Health | ||
| #1 | A high pH indicates this | Alkalinity (base) |
| #2 | A measure of how clear water is | Turbidity |
| #3 | pH, turbidity, and presence of nitrates indicate the health of water. What are the other 2 indicators? | Temperature and dissolved oxygen |
| #4 | Nitrates from fertilizer can cause algae to overgrow and cause what? | Algal Blooms |
| #5 | What law was passed in 1972 to make sure water was safe to drink? | The Clean Water Act |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| #1 | oil spill- point or non-point source pollution | point-source |
| #2 | trash in a river- point or non-point source pollution | non-point source pollution |
| #3 | Two ecosystems living in Neritic Zone | coral reefs and kelp forests |
| #4 | What is the organism group that flows in the current? | Plankton |
| #5 | Plants and animals that live in, on, or near the ocean bottom | Benthos |
| Food Chains and Webs | ||
| #1 | Shows the interconnected network of food chains within an ecosystem | Food Web |
| #2 | Organism that meets its food and energy needs by breaking down the remains of dead organisms. | a decomposer |
| #3 | A food making process in which organisms use sunlight and water to produce sugar and oxygen | photosynthesis |
| #4 | An organism that obtains its food by eating other organisms | consumer |
| #5 | An organism that feeds on primary consumers | Secondary consumer |
| Final Question | |
| Where fresh water meets salt water | Estuary |