Chapter 7 MC Test Hints Flashcards
Blue water
Water that moves down through porous spaces with gravity.
Aquifer
Layer of porous rock through which water flows.
Capillary action
How fast water can travel up spreading across the soil.
Channelization
Is the adjustment of stream banks by human intervention.
Condensation
The collection or water in a vapor state that builds up into a liquid.
Estuary
Area where fresh water flows into salt water.
Evaporation
When water in a liquid state changes into a vapor or gas state above ground.
Gravitational water
Water affected by gravitational pull
Gray water
Water that is slightly dirty from sinks, showers, washing clothes, dish washers, ect.
Green water
Is water that is formed from transpiration of water through plants and then evaporates off the surface of the leaves.
Groundwater
Water that has collected under the earths surface.
Hydroelectric power
Energy that is created by the use of water.
Hydrogen bonding
Forms when an attraction occurred between the oppositely charged regions of molecules.
Infiltration
Water seeping into the surface.
Leeward
Is the side of the mountain where less precipitation occurs. And is protected from the wind.
Percolation
Water moving down through porous spaces.
Reservoirs
Gaps where water is present and is held.
Salt water intrusion
When salt water seeps into a fresh water aquifer.
Transpiration
Water is taken in from plants roots then expelled out of plants leaves and then evaporates into the atmosphere.
Water usage
85% in US is used of irrigation.
World usage is 70% for irrigation, 20% for industry, and 10% for human use.
Xeriscaping
Landscaping or gardening that requires little or no irrigation.
