Equilibrium within Ecosystems Crossword Puzzle

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Equilibrium within Ecosystems Crossword Puzzle

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QUESTIONS LIST:

  • sustainability: an ecosystem's abilty to maintain equilibrium
  • watersheds: funnel-shaped areas of land where all the water drains to the same body of water
  • ground water: water that has soaked into the ground in a watershed
  • chemical: weathering occurs when chemical reactions cause rock to break down
  • micro habitiat: a small-scale habitat that differs from the area around it
  • abiotic: factors that are not alive and never have been alive
  • point source: pollution that comes from a single, identifiable source, such as a factory dumping waste into a river
  • quantitative: data that is collected in numerical form
  • dependent: what is being measured in an experiment
  • biotic: factors that are alive
  • permeable: water is able to flow through or into the ground
  • qualitative: data that is collected in word form
  • mechanical: weathering occurs when rocks break down, but their chemical composition stays the same
  • metamorphic: rocks form when extreme heat and pressure are applied
  • aquifers: underground rock formations where water collects and is accessed by wells
  • independent: variable that is being changed on purpose by the experimenter
  • surface water: water on the surface of the earth
  • superfund site: a list of natural sites that need to be cleaned up
  • impermeable: water is not able to flow through or into the ground
  • sedimentary: rocks form when igneous, metamorphic rocks and other rocks become weathered into small sediments