Hydrosphere Flashcards
Water is the driving force of all nature
Hydrosphere
3 forms of H2O
Solid, Liquid, Gas
being driven by sunlight
Water cycle
process by which plants lose water from their leaves
Transpiration
when so much water has condensed
Precipitation
Aquatic life zone
Euohotic, Dysphotic, Aphotic, Paotic, Aphotic
Sunlight zone
Euphotic
twilight slzone
Dysphotic
dark, no light can penetrate
Aphotic
types if aphotic zone
bathypelatic, abyssopelagic, hadopelagic
Midnight
Bathypelagic
abyss
abyssopelagic
hadal
hadopelagic
aqua life zone needs
temp, sunlight, dissolved ixygen, avail of nutrients
Important roles of water
Moderate climate, Heat transfer, organisms need it to transport nutrients, wTer is essential
Components ofbhydro
ocean water and fresh water
ocean water percent
97%
Fresh water percent
3%
Glaciers percent
70%
Underground
29%
Lakes and riversv
1%
Largest lake
Lake superio
contamination of water sources
Water pollution
Water code of pH
PD no. 1067
Ph clean water act of 2004
maximum use
Bio indicators
starfishes, echinoderms
Monsoons
Northeast and Southwest
Northwest monsoon or Amihan
from China wnd Siberia (Nov-Feb)
Southwest Monsoon
wind from Australia
Tripical cyclones
when there is low pressure
Hurricane name
Atlantic
Typhoon name
pacific
Cyclone name
Indian
5 degree latitude
biundary
coriols effect
inertial force
meeting of cold and hot aur
Tornado
