3 States Of Water Flashcards
What are the 3 states of water?
Solid, liquid, gas.
Where is most of Canada’s fresh water?
Underground.
True or false: all of the solid water on earth is our freshwater due to the salt not freezing with the salt water.
True.
What is a hydrologist?
A hydrologist is a person who studies the earths water system.
What is an oceanographer?
An oceanographer is a person who studies the ocean including aspects as its geography, physical components such as currents and temperature, marine life.
What is evaporation?
Evaporation is the change of state from a liquid to a gas.
What is condensation?
Condensation is the change of state from a gas to a liquid. A.K.A. The opposite of evaporation.
True or false: water takes the longest to absorb heat next to land and air, but water holds heat the longest.
True.
Label this diagram.
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What are the types of glaciers?
Alpine (tops of mountains). Continental (huge glaciers)
What is a runoff affected by? Name 3.
Ground material, amount of rain, length of time it rains, slope of the land, vegetation, the amount of development.
Do glaciers store water?
Yes.
Why has the average temperature rises over the last 100 years?
Because the worlds glaciers are melting at a faster pace than ever.
Could there be more drainage basins in another basin?
Yes
Does salinity affect the types of organisms that can survive in one area?
Yes.
