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What percentage of the Earth's water is freshwater?
What is an example of a biotic factor of water quality?
What happens to water in urban areas when it flows down storm drains?
What is the term for the highest point or elevation in a watershed that separates one watershed from another?
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What is the result of high levels of nitrates and phosphates in a body of water?
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What is the term for surfaces that do not allow water to penetrate, such as roads and sidewalks?
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What is the primary reason why lakes and rivers in countries without wastewater treatment facilities are more polluted?
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What is an example of a point source pollution?
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What is the result of man-made eutrophication in a body of water?
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Why is high turbidity an indicator of poor water quality?
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What is the primary impact of impervious surfaces on the water cycle?
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What is the primary function of a particular molecule in the atmosphere?
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What is the result of non-point source pollution on a body of water?
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What is the main reason why drinking bottled water is unsustainable?
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What is the process by which water is stored underground and can be tapped and brought to the surface?
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What is the term for natural places where groundwater comes to the surface?
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What is the primary cause of deep ocean currents?
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What is the result of the conveyor belt model of ocean water circulation?
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What is the effect of salinity on the density of water?
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What is the main characteristic of upwelling waters?
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What is the primary reason for the formation of gyres in the ocean?
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What is the main factor that influences the movement of ocean water vertically?
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What is the primary purpose of sonar in oceanography?
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What is the process that results in the formation of barrier islands?
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