Geo Flash Cards
What is infiltration?
Infiltration is when the soil/dirt absorb the water on top of it. (From raining and etc.)
What is Precipitation?
(It is the stage in the water cycle in which all the vapour particles turn to water droplets) Its when the tiny water droplets in clouds stat to thicken and get bigger until the clouds are too heavy the rain falls. (EEG. When the water gets heavy and it starts to rain)
What is virtual water?
Virtual water is the water used to produce everyday objects such as iPhone , jeans, food, milk and ect. . (EEG. Water used to make things)
What is evaporation
Evaporation is the stage of the water cycle in which the water turns from a liquid to a gas also known as water turning into water vapour. (EEG. Water turning into water vapour)
What is condensation?
Condensation is when the water particles gather together and form a cloud. (EEG. How clouds are formed)
What is run off?
Run off is the water left on land that hasn’t been infiltrated and runs off into the nearest lakes, rivers, ponds and oceans.
Salt water vs Fresh water percentages?
The percentage of salt water on earth is 97% and the percentage of fresh water on earth is 3%.
What are flood plains?
Are low lying areas that are close to a large amount of water that commonly or are most likely to flood.
What are the environmental resources (Types and Examples)?
The environmental resources are
-Renewable: Trees, Water and soil.
- Non renewable: Coal, Diamonds and Oil
- Continuous: Sun and Wind
How do you save water?
Ways to save water:
-We can have less baths
- We can also have much shorter showers
- When we are adjusting the temperature of the water we can use it to water plants
-Turn the tap of while brushing teeth
- Don’t over water plants
- Don’t empty and refill your pool often
What are some Water Management Strategies?
Some Strategies are:
- Building dams to store more water
- Collecting storm water
Where the Management Strategies work?
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What is Desalination?
Desalination is the process of removing the salt from seawater. These are called desalination plants and are often located along a coast line.
What is purified recycled water?
Purified recycled water is waste water from our houses that has been cleaned until it can be used as drinking water.
What are dams?
Dams are reservoirs located in river systems used to store large amounts of water.
