Equilibrium within Ecosystems Crossword Puzzle
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- 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