27.3 Flashcards
What percentage of water on Earth is salt water?
%97
What percentage of water on earth is freshwater?
%3
Where is the majority of freshwater found?
glaciers
Where is the smaller percentage of freshwater found?
Lakes, rivers, and stored as ground water
What is precipitation?
when water vapor cool and condenses to form liquid or ice crystals
Ex. Rain, snow, sleet, and hail
What is runoff?
Water running off the land surface
What is infiltration?
The process by which water enters Earths and becomes groundwater below the surface
What is transpiration?
When plants release water vapor into the atmosphere through their leaves
What is evaporation?
when water enters the atmosphere as water vapor
What is condensation?
when water vapor collides with other water vapor molecules to form water droplets
What is the water cycle?
where we have water on the land and it reaches the atmosphere then comes down to the land
What is an unsaturated zone for groundwater storage?
A porous area where water easily passes through
What is a saturated zone for groundwater storage?
Beneath the unsaturated zone, where water completely ills the pore space
What is a water table?
the upper boundary of the saturated zone.
What does it mean if sediment is permeable?
It means the material is the easier water can infiltrate through the ground
What is an aquifer?
A rock unit that can transfer water through its pore space
what is the name of the Great Plains aquifer?
Ogallala Aquifer
How many states does the Great Plains Aquifer run through
8
What are the names of the states that the Great Plains Aquifer runs through?
South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas.
What is an Aquitard?
Water that’s confined
How are water springs formed
Springs form where the water table naturally meets Earth’s surface
What is an artesian well?
Wells drilled into pressurized aquifers.
What is a cone of depression?
IS the direction that the water flows in the direction toward the well.
