How is the density of ice compared to liquid water
ice has lower density
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What temperature is maximum density at
4 degrees
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Why are circulation periods important
Circulation of compounds and biotic part of ecosystem
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Epilimnion
Top layer of water in the summer, holding circulation. Photosynthesis
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Metalimnion or thermocline
stagnation layer, water does not move here in the summer, most O2 concentration here
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Hypolimnion
Bottom layer of water in the summer, holds circulation in opposite direction than the epilimnion. Respiration and decomposition
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What happens in the autumn and spring with the water in a lake?
Overturn - happens when the top layer cools down to the temperature of the layers below
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What happens in winter with the layers in a lake?
The top layer is ice, right below the water is around 0 degrees and 4 degrees tp the bottom. At the very bottom there is very little effective circulation.
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Amicitic lake
Ice covered year-round
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Cold monomictic
Water temperature never exceed 4 degrees, one circulation period in summer
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Dimictic
Circulation in spring and autumn, stagnation in summer and stratification in winter
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Warm monomictic
Not ice covered, one free circulation in winter at 4 degrees and stratified for the rest of the year
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Oligomictic
Stratified much of the year but cool sometimes to circulate - irregularly, no ice