Water Systems Cumulative Review Topics/Questions
1. Define Atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere
2. Hydrologist vs oceanographer
3. Water cycle diagram (parts, what generates energy for the cycle, and explain the movement of
water and how it is absorbed into the ground) Pg 13 #5
4. Ocean basin (review parts of diagram) Pg 43 #1, Pg 51 #3, 10 Pg 79 #18
5. Plate tectonics (whats under the plates) Pg 43 #3 Pg 79 #20
6. Origin of water (comets and volcanoes)Pg 43 #2, Pg 51 #8
7. Upwelling (review diagram) Pg 59 #4,5 pg 63 #10
8. Sea arch, sea cave, and sea stack Pg 77 #1
9. Salinity (equator) Pg 17 #2, pg 21 #9, 10
10. Creation of a sandy beach (shorelines) Pg 69 #4 Pg 78 #7 , 13
11. Creation of a mid-ocean ridge Pg 43 #4
12. Creation of ocean waves (transfer of energy) Pg 78 #4,
13. Alignment of earth sun and moon during a spring and neap tide (tidal range) Pg71 #1, 2 Pg 77
#7 , 11 Pg 78 #12
14. Assessing water quality - lab
15. Wetlands Pg 94 #2
16. Point source vs non-point sources of pollution Pg 103 #1, 2
17. Turbidity
18. What causes fog in NL? (identify the specific currents) Pg 63 #4 Pg 78 #28
19. Drainage basin vs Estuary Pg 28 #1, 2 Pg 94 #3
20. Why is it not a good idea to take organisms from one body of water and place in another? Pg
115 #8
21. Fresh water vs salt water (review chart) Pg 21 #1, 5, 6 pg 26 #1 pg 34 #4 Pg 94 #1
22. Global warming Pg 26 #5, Pg 34 #6
23. Technologies used to explore the ocean (review picture chart) Pg 47 #2,3,4, Pg 51#11 Pg 78 #21
24. Creation of a headland and a bay (review diagram) – Pg 69 #5 Pg 77 #9 Pg 78 #11
25. Bioluminescence – Pg 94 #5