Apes Flashcards
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5170768092 | Dams | -Dams are used to control for use in irrigation and cities. -Dams help to control downstream flooding. -Dams produce hydroelectric power. | 0 | |
5170768093 | Reservoirs behind Dams | Can be used for recreation | 1 | |
5170768094 | Anadromous | Fish swim from the ocean back to frwsh water to spawn. | 2 | |
5170768095 | Catadromous | Fish swim from freshwater to ocean. | 3 | |
5171458864 | Surface Run off | Precipitation on land surfaces that flows into bodies of water | 4 | |
5171458865 | Reliable Run Off | The % of usable surface run-off | 5 | |
5171458866 | Watershed | The land from where water drains into a body of water | 6 | |
5171458867 | Groundwater | Water in the pores and crevices of soil and rock through which the water surface flows | 7 | |
5171458868 | Zone of saturation | Water filled rock | 8 | |
5171458869 | Water table | Upper layer (top) of the zone of saturation | 9 | |
5171458870 | Aquifers | Porous saturated sandstone and bedrock, where precipitation and groundwater get stored | 10 | |
5171458871 | Recharge Area | An area that gives an aquifer it's water | 11 | |
5171458872 | Discharge Area | The place where ground water escapes | 12 | |
5171458873 | What causes the freshwater Shortages? | -Dry climate -Drought -Desiccation -Removal of groundwater -The waste of ecological ignorance | 13 | |
5171458874 | What benefits do plastic balls provide? | -Reduces evaporation -Reduces algal growth -Keep animals and their waste out of the water | 14 | |
5171458875 | How do we use Water? | -Irrigation for agriculture. -Industrial use. -Domestic use | 15 |