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Hydrosphere eog
Review questions for 8th grade science eog
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Give three indicators of water quality | pH, bio-indicators, nitrates, turbidity, temperature, dissolved oxygen |
| An organisms that makes its own food through photosynthesis is called a | Producer |
| Give an example of how the terrestrial and aquatic food webs overlap | Bear eating fish, fish eating insect |
| An area of land where precipitation collects and then drains in to a lake or ocean | Watershed |
| This ocean technology is used to determine the depth of the ocean using sound waves | SONAR |
| The movement of nutrient rich waters from the deep ocean into shallow areas, to bring nutrients up to fish at the surface | Upwelling |
| The movement of nutrient rich waters from the deep ocean into shallow areas, to bring nutrients up to fish at the surface | Upwelling |
| The concentration of salts in a liquid, such as water | Salinity |
| A rock layer that stores water and allows water to flow through it underground | Aquifer |
| Our drinking water comes from | Groundwater and Surface Waters |
| Most of the Fresh Water on Earth is located | Ice Caps and Glaciers |
| Water has a high _________ __________, meaning that it takes a large amount of energy to change its temperature | Specific Heat |
| If water’s density is 1.0g/L, then an item that has a density of 1.5g/L will ________ when placed in the water | Sink |
| The property of water that allows it to create clouds through condensation | Cohesion |
| The tendency for water to stick to other substances | Adhesion |
| Uneven distribution of charges, that allows water to attract other molecules | Polarity |