Temperature4

What is temperature? Temperature is the measure of the average heat or thermal energy of the particles in a substance such as water and gases.Differences in a streams temperature are caused by several factors,for example velocity of the water and the water depth. How does this temperature affect wildlife? The temperature of the water affects the type of water life that live in the stream. Carp and catfish can live in a wide range of temperatures. Algae ,protists, and trout are capable of living in certain water temperatures.

On the Left is a bass, and bass enjoy warmer water and trout prefer cold. bas How have human activities impacted this factor? Factories can change the colder water into warm water, but circulating it back into the water.

Fish have a longer attention span in cold water than in warmer water.
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