ch 27.3-27.4 Flashcards
What % of wateron Earth is salt water?
97%
What % of water on Earths is freshwater?
3%
Where is the majority of freshwater found?
In Glaciers
Where is the smaller % of freshwater found?
Lakes, Rivers, and Ground Water
What is precipitation?
When water vapor cools and condenses, rain,snow,sleet, and hail.
What is runoff?
Running water off land surface.
What is infiltration?
When water enters Earth and becomes groundwater below the surface.
What is transpiration?
When plants release water vapor.
What is evaporation?
When water gets heated up from a body of water and turns into water vapor.
What is condensation?
When water vapor collides with other water vapor molecules to form water droplets.
What is the water cycle?
Water on the land that enters the atmosphere then goes down.
What us an unsaturated zone for groundwater storage.
The porus are where water easily pass through.
What is saturated zone for groundwater storage.
Where water completely fills the pore space.
What is a water table?
The material is the easier water can infiltrate through the ground.
What does it mean if sediment is permeable?
The more permeable the water is the easier it is to pass through.
