AP®︎ Environmental Science: Topic 8.6 Flashcards

Master key terms and definitions for Topic 8.6 of AP Environmental Science – Thermal Pollution to help you prep for quizzes and the AP exam.

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Thermal Pollution

Definition

Human-released heat that raises a body of water’s temperature enough to harm aquatic organisms, often by lowering oxygen solubility and dissolved oxygen

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Thermal Pollution
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Human-released heat that raises a body of water’s temperature enough to harm aquatic organisms, often by lowering oxygen solubility and dissolved oxygen

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Dissolved Oxygen (DO)
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Molecular oxygen available in water for aerobic respiration; warmer water has a lower capacity to hold it than colder water

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Thermal Plume
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A localized region of unusually warm water created by a heated discharge, usually hottest near the outlet and cooler farther away

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Hypoxia
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A condition of low dissolved oxygen that can stress, displace, or kill aquatic organisms

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Thermal Shock
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Abrupt exposure to water outside an organism’s temperature-tolerance range, causing physiological stress and potentially death

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