Finals 4 Flashcards

1
Q

Includes all of Earth’s bodies of water
such as groundwater, freshwater,
and water in rivers, lakes & ocean
water.
It also includes the cryosphere,
which is made up of the world’s ice
sheets and sea ice.

A

HYDROSPHERE

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2
Q

collectively
describes elements of the earth
system containing water in its
frozen state and includes:
solid precipitation, snow cover,
sea ice, lake and river ice,
glaciers, ice caps, ice sheets,
ice shelves, permafrost, and
seasonally frozen ground

A

cryosphere

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3
Q

constant
recycling
process of water

A

Water Cycle or Hydrologic Cycle

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4
Q

It is the gaseous form of water

A

WATER VAPOR

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5
Q

USES OF WATER

A

DOMESTIC
AGRICULTURE INDUSTRIAL
IN-STREAM

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6
Q

-uses canals and
ditches to deliver water to crops

A

Flood Irrigation

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7
Q

conserves
water by delivering water
directly to the roots of
plants

A

Trickle Irrigation

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8
Q

-uses pumps to
spray water into the air above the
plants

A

Spray Irrigation

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9
Q

Major consumptive use
of water

A

Flood Irrigation
Trickle Irrigation
Spray Irrigation

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10
Q

The dynamic of a number of plants, animals, and bacterial population thus bringing about changes in community structure

A

Eutrophication

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