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Estuaries are located where water from rivers mixes with water from lakes.

Ground water can be defined as the flow of water along the surface of the Earth.

The chemical formula for water, , show two helium atoms and one oxygen atom.

The water table is the line that marks the bottom of the saturated zone.

Boulders and gravel on the bottom of glaciers can carve long grooves into solid bedrock called eskers.     

General heat capacity refers to a substance’s ability to retain heat.

A tide pool never has sea water in it.

Sunlight penetrates to a depth of 100 metres below the surface of the ocean.

___________________, where rivers flow into an ocean, are affected by tidal action.

As the current of a sediment-laden river slows, the sediment begins to settle to the bottom, a process called ___________________.

The treated water that is released back into the environment is called ___________________.

A ____________________ is an area surrounded by high-elevation land, in which all water runs to a common destination.

Each different marine environment has ____________________ that are adapted to the conditions of that environment.

The most common type of farm for salmon aquaculture uses ___________________ or ____________________.

The water cycle is composed of four processes

a.	evaporation, condensation, precipitation, sublimation
b.	induction, deduction, production, reduction
c.	evaporation, condensation, precipitation, percolation
d.	none of the above

The force that allows water droplets to cling to vertical surfaces is called

a.	precipitation	c.	glue
b.	adhesion	d.	condensation

Dikes are designed to

a.	allow water to flow onto flood plains	c.	reduce the likelihood of flooding
b.	provide homes for animals	d.	prevent erosion of farmland soil

Water from sinks, toilets and washing machines is called

a.	storm water	c.	ground water
b.	runoff	d.	sanitary sewage

There are four distinct regions between the ocean floor and the shoreline. In order, they are

a.	continental shelf, continental rise, continental slope, abyssal plain
b.	continental rise, continental shelf, continental slope, abyssal plain
c.	abyssal plain, continental shelf, continental rise, continental slope,
d.	continental shelf, continental slope, continental rise, abyssal plain

Ocean water near polar ice caps and continental ice sheets is

a.	cooled and stays in roughly the same place
b.	frozen into icebergs
c.	cooled, sinks, and moves toward the equator
d.	warmed and rises

The greatest tidal range in a month occurs when

a.	the Sun and Moon are aligned	c.	the Sun, Moon, and Earth are aligned
b.	Earth rotates faster	d.	the Sun and Earth are aligned

Orcas are at top predator in British Columbia’s marine ecosystem. What would be their most likely prey?

a.	zooplankton	c.	clams
b.	salmon	d.	gulls

Aquaculture is also known as

a.	fish farming	c.	sea gardening
b.	sea farming	d.	fish tank farming

Choose one of the following and explain how it prevents soil erosion:
a. contour ploughing on hillsides
b. replanting trees after logging a mountain slope

Name three treatments that fresh water must undergo at a municipal water-treatment plant to make it safe for human consumption.

Draw a cross-section of a typical wave and label the following:

Explain the phenomenon that is observed at the Skook.

Define the following terms:
a. biological diversity
b. productivity
c. salinity