Dirt water Flashcards
Lec 4
type of aquatic habitat defined based on what two things
Geology and hydrology
Do small or large habitats tend to change quicker
Small
_________ patterns determine spatial and temporal distribution of precipitation
Global air circulation
how do mountains create additional precipitation
moist air pushed in from sea travels up the mountains, temp decreases up the mountains = can’t hold on to moisture = rain falls
Global air circulation patterns driven by
Temperature, topography and position of continents
Not all rain reaches aquatic habitats. What happens to this precipitation?
- transpiration by plants
- evaporate
- infiltrate (into soil)
- runoff (back to ocean)
water yield def
Amount of precipitation that ends up as runoff
Equator vs sub tropics, which has a higher water yield
Equator because High precipitation and low evaporation (because way more cloud coverage) = keep more water in environment
what is water yield impacted by
Temperature, precipitation and soil
Low water yield = ______ aquatic ecosystems
Few/low
Water moves through the ground via
Percolation and subsurface flow
T/F: Percolation moves water down from the saturated to unsaturated zone
FALSE
Moves water from the UNsaturated to the Saturated zone
I’m the prof and I’m digging into the ground to make my basement. Oh no, my shovel hit water and now there’s a geyser spewing water from the ground. I probably hit a ______ aqua fire
Confined aquafier
Because its saturated so more likely to be high pressure
Water moves up from the saturated to unsaturated zone at the
Capillary fringe
Unsaturated zone has ____ oxygen whereas saturated zone has ____ oxygen
High
Low
