8th+Vocab+-+Earth+Systems,+Structures,+and+Process

**Earth Systems, Structures, and Processes**
 * 8th Grade Vocabulary**


 * __**Prior Knowledge**__ || __**Critical Words**__ || __**Important Words**__ || __**Supplemental Words**__ ||
 * Hydrosphere || Salinity || Aquifer || Downwelling ||
 * Fresh water || Watersheds || Marine ecosystem || Deep ocean technology ||
 * Salt water || Estuaries || Upwelling || Remote sensing ||
 * Glacier || Sustainability || Intertidal || Desalination ||
 * Ground water || Hydrothermal vent || Benthos || Substrate ||
 * River basin || Methane cold seeps || Nekton || Spectral analysis ||
 * Oceanic || Dissolved oxygen || Phytoplankton ||  ||
 * Physical features || pH || Zooplankton ||  ||
 * Temperature || Turbidity || Chemosynthesis ||  ||
 * Hardness || Bioindicators || Resevoir ||  ||
 * Softness || Potability || Biological factors ||  ||
 * SONAR || Point source pollution || Eutrophication ||  ||
 * Fertilizers || Non-point source pollution || Percolation ||  ||
 * Aeration || Nitrates ||  ||   ||
 * Microorganism ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Macroorganism ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Water quality monitoring ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Stewardship ||  ||   ||   ||

Hydrosphere Fresh water Salt water Glaciers Ground water Salinity Aquifer Watersheds River basin
 * 8.E.1.1**

Estuaries Marine ecosystems Upwelling Downwelling Sustainability of resources Intertidal Benthos Nekton Oceanic Hydrothermal vent Phytoplankton Zooplankton Chemosynthesis Methane cold seeps
 * 8.E.1.2**

Reservoir Potability Physical factors Biological factors Temperature Dissolved Oxygen pH Hardness Softness Nitrates Turbidity Bioindicators Deep ocean technology SONAR Remote sensing Desalination Substrate Spectral analysis
 * 8.E.1.3**

Point source pollution Non-point source pollution Fertilizers Eutrophication Aeration Percolation Microorganisms Macroorganisms Pesticides Monitoring hydrosphere Water quality monitoring Stewardship
 * 8.E.1.4**