2.1.1: Concepts of system and mass balance Flashcards
1
Q
How much water in the earth-atmosphere system
A
fixed amount
2
Q
Store
A
A reservoir where water is held such as the ocean or the ice caps
3
Q
Flow
A
movement, transfers or flux between stores in a system
4
Q
Closed system
A
No flows operating across the system boundary
5
Q
Hydrological cycle system type
A
closed system
6
Q
Mass balance
A
The amount of mass in a system doesn’t change but could change state
7
Q
Fresh water stores
5
A
ground water biosphere rivers and lakes clouds/ atmosphere ice
8
Q
Biosphere
A
flora and fauna
9
Q
Cryosphere
A
The proportion of global water stored as ice.
10
Q
Largest fresh water store
and %
A
cryosphere
68%
11
Q
Type of cryospheric water
5
A
permafrost sea ice ice caps ice sheets alpine glaciers
12
Q
Example of permafrost
A
The Alaska north slope
13
Q
Example of sea ice
A
The Ross ice shelf
14
Q
Example of ice caps
A
The Iceland ice cap
15
Q
Example of ice sheets
A
The Greenland ice sheet
