Hydrologic Cycle Flashcards
what are the 5 pad of Earth’s subsystem?
ocean, Lakes, streams underground water, snore.and. ice
The Hydrologic cycle also known as?
Water Cycle
What are the 1 min stages of hydrologic cycle?
Evaporation, Condensation Precipitation, Collection
The total amount of water in the planet, also known as?
Earth’s Waters budget
In the average long th of time speat. by water molecule in a reservoir
Residence Time
Reservoir
ocean and ice sheets Groundwater
streams and rivers Atmosphere
Organism
Question? The total volume of water in the worlds Oceans is about
1340 million km
What are the four recognized oceans
Atlantic ocean, Pacific. Indian Ocean, Actic Orcan
The saltines of saltwater is called
Salinity
What are the major chemical elements present in seawater
Sodium and chlorine ions
If is where nitrogen. Carbon, phosphorus and other essentol nutrients transformed Stored, and cuced in the sol
Nutment Cycling
What does FAO UN stands for
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United nation
Refers to the absolite losses in terms of topsoll And nutrients
Soil erosion
What are worlds greatest rivers of The carly human civilization
Euptitrées of Mesopotamin the Nile River, and the Yellow River
Complete process of Hydroage.cycle
Evaporation, Candensation Ram, Precipitation, Snow Suface runoff, and Grted water
The principal sources Of the elements dissolved in seawater are called
Weathering and volcanic Eruptions
What are three major zone in the Ocean
Surface, thermacline and deep zone
A Permanent body of ice, which consists largely of recrystallized snow
glazier
It is a main component of land resources, agricultural and ecological Sustainability
Soil
What does the word arable mean in the context of agriculture
to be plawed
