Definitions Flashcards
What is the definition of density?
Density is the amount of mass of a substance in a certain unit volume.
What is a Glacier?
Glacier is the large mass of snow and ice found an area is so cold the snow remains all year.
What is a drainage basin?
All freshwater on earth surface and groundwater is part of a drainage basin of water shed.
What is transpiration?
Transpiration is water movement through a plant.
What is an aquifer?
An aquifer is an underground reservoir.
What is condensation?
Condensation is the change from a gas to a liquid
What is salinity?
Salinity is the amount of salt that is dissolved in water
What is a run off?
A run off his water that does not sink into the ground or evaporate it just flows across the earth surface.
What is ground water?
Groundwater is precipitation that falls on land and sinks out of sight it’s sinks through the pores and rocks until it reaches bed rock where it pools. Drilling into these pools make wells
What is a hydrosphere?
Hydrosphere is all the water on earth including clouds.
