Earth Systems, Structures, and Processes

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Essential Vocabulary:

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abiotic factors, abyssal zone, aquatic, aquifer, bio-indicator, buffer zone, consumer, contaminant, deep ocean, dissolved oxygen, estuary, eutrophication, food web, geochemical cycle, glacier, hydrosphere, hydrothermal vent, ice cap, intertidal zone, marine ecosystem, neritic zone, non-point source pollution, ocean basin, oceanic zone, open ocean, permeable, pH, photosynthesis, plankton, point source pollution, producer, river basin, runoff, salinity, shore, terrestrial, upwelling, watershed, water cycle, water table

Essential Questions:

8.E.1 What is the relationship between humans and the hydrosphere?

8.E.1.1 How is the hydrosphere structured?

8.E.1.2 How are Earth’s oceans reservoirs of nutrients?

8.E.1.3 How do physical and biological factors help scientists predict the safety and potability of water supplies in North Carolina?

8.E.1.4 How is human health affected by water quality?