Fresh Water,Oceans and Coast
1100 word count total. 3 sources. APA format.
1.Describe the zones of aquifers and how the water table changes its position over time.
2.Use your own words to describe the terms runoff, watershed, and floodplain.
3.Thoroughly describe the littoral, benthic, and limnetic zones of a lake.
4.What are wetlands? Name two types of wetlands and describe their functions in nature.
5.Thoroughly describe the intertidal, littoral, photic, benthic, and pelagic zones in the ocean.
6.Use your own words to describe the four layers of the atmosphere starting at the surface of the planet and going up in altitude.
7.Describe the movement of air in Hadley cells. Describe the movement of air in Ferrell cells.
8.Why is indoor air pollution typically more dangerous than outdoor air pollution? What is the most common indoor air pollutant in the developed world? What about in developing nations?
9.Thoroughly describe the effects of excessive nutrient pollution in surface water ways.
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An aquifer is a layer of water that is generally found in the underground of the land on the preamble of the rock fractures that usually contains the unconsolidated materials like the silt, gravel and sand. This water can be extracted by digging water wells. From the description, it is clear that the water is located on the lowest part of the layers. The water table is at this level where the ground usually has a high saturation of water. The water table sometimes changes its position over time. How the changes occur is due to various factors which include: geological changes, human-induced changes, precipitation patterns, streamflow and weather changes.
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