Practice Research Implications And Questions (6.1) - Other Mechanisms of Chemical Release From Sediments – Part 1

Practice: Research Implications and Questions

Lesson 6.1Other Mechanisms of Chemical Release From Sediments – Part 1

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Question 1.
Define diffusion in your own words.
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Think about how a drop of food coloring spreads in water.
Question 2.
What is resuspension?
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Recall how water can become cloudy after a storm.
3Question 3.
What is the primary driving force of diffusion?
- Pressure
- Concentration Gradient
- Temperature
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Think about how perfume spreads in the air.
4Question 4.
True or False: Resuspension only occurs in still water bodies.
- True
- False
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Recall that turbulence enhances sediment movement.
Question 5.
Consider a river with high sediment loads during a storm. How would increased turbidity affect aquatic plants and animals? Discuss potential long-term ecological impacts.
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Reflect on how light influences growth underwater.
Question 6.
You have a sediment sample with contaminants. How would you mathematically model the dispersion of these contaminants into the water? Describe your boundary conditions.
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Think of the variables that might change over time.

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