CCBC ENVS 101 Exam 2 2025/2026
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covalently bonded - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔electrons are shared, but they are not shred
equally
water is polar - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the electrons are not equally shared, a partial
negative charge develops on the oxygen atom and a partial positive charge
develops on each of the hydrogen atoms
cohesion - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the ability of water molecules to stick to each other
high surface tension - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔allows small organisms to skate across the
water's surface
adhesive - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔sticks to other things like the sides of a glass or pipette
meniscus - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The curved upper surface of a liquid in a tube
universal solvent - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔many types of ionic and polar compounds
(sugars, proteins, and salts) dissolve in water
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,high specific heat - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔it takes a large amount of heat energy to raise
the temperature of water 1 degree
density - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔mass/volume
evaporate - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Solar radiation causes water to __________ from the
oceans and enter the atmosphere as water vapor
Precipitation - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔As the water vapor rises, it cools and condenses to
form __________ of various kinds (e.g., rain or snow)
run off - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔water that flows over the ground surface rather than
soaking into the ground
Transpiration - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔After incorporation into plants water may return to
the atmosphere through __________
freshwater - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔is distinguished from salt water and brackish water by
the very low concentration of solutes
solutes - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔dissolved substances such as salts; less than .5 ppt
brackish water - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔usually found in areas where rivers and oceans
meet; .5 to 35 ppt
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, saltwater - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔found in the oceans and some lakes in arid lands; 32 to
37 ppt
Glaciers - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔are large bodies of ice that accumulate on land
groundwater - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔exists trapped in rock within aquifers
unconfined aquifer - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔an aquifer made of porous rock covered by
soil out of which water can easily flow
recharge - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔entry of water into the aquifer
water table - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the upper limit of the zone of saturation for the
unconfined aquifer
zone of saturation - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔where all spaces within the rock or soil are
filled with water
artesian spring - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔if there is an opening from the confined aquifer to
the surface, an _________ can be formed as water comes to the surface
fossil water - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔aquifers that have been present for thousands of
years and are recharged very slowly
subsidence - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔sinking
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covalently bonded - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔electrons are shared, but they are not shred
equally
water is polar - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the electrons are not equally shared, a partial
negative charge develops on the oxygen atom and a partial positive charge
develops on each of the hydrogen atoms
cohesion - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the ability of water molecules to stick to each other
high surface tension - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔allows small organisms to skate across the
water's surface
adhesive - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔sticks to other things like the sides of a glass or pipette
meniscus - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The curved upper surface of a liquid in a tube
universal solvent - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔many types of ionic and polar compounds
(sugars, proteins, and salts) dissolve in water
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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,high specific heat - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔it takes a large amount of heat energy to raise
the temperature of water 1 degree
density - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔mass/volume
evaporate - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Solar radiation causes water to __________ from the
oceans and enter the atmosphere as water vapor
Precipitation - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔As the water vapor rises, it cools and condenses to
form __________ of various kinds (e.g., rain or snow)
run off - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔water that flows over the ground surface rather than
soaking into the ground
Transpiration - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔After incorporation into plants water may return to
the atmosphere through __________
freshwater - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔is distinguished from salt water and brackish water by
the very low concentration of solutes
solutes - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔dissolved substances such as salts; less than .5 ppt
brackish water - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔usually found in areas where rivers and oceans
meet; .5 to 35 ppt
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, saltwater - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔found in the oceans and some lakes in arid lands; 32 to
37 ppt
Glaciers - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔are large bodies of ice that accumulate on land
groundwater - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔exists trapped in rock within aquifers
unconfined aquifer - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔an aquifer made of porous rock covered by
soil out of which water can easily flow
recharge - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔entry of water into the aquifer
water table - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the upper limit of the zone of saturation for the
unconfined aquifer
zone of saturation - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔where all spaces within the rock or soil are
filled with water
artesian spring - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔if there is an opening from the confined aquifer to
the surface, an _________ can be formed as water comes to the surface
fossil water - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔aquifers that have been present for thousands of
years and are recharged very slowly
subsidence - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔sinking
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