hydrosphere vocab + study guide Flashcards
lack of electrical symmetry in a molecule
polarity
attraction between molecules of the same substance
cohesion
attraction between a slightly positive hydrogen atom and a slightly negative atom
hydrogen bonds
a measure of how difficult it is to break the surface of a liquid
surface tension
an attraction between molecules of different substances
adhesion
it allows water to move through narrow, porous substances
capillary action
able to dissolve other substances
solvent
water- due to its polarity and ability to dissolve other substances
universal solvent
amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a substance
specific heat
amount of energy for a liquid to become a gas/evaporate
heat of vaporization
all the water on earth
hydrosphere
a thick mass of glacial ice or snow that permanently covers an area of land
glacier/ice cap
a body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater
aquifer
river basins drained by a river and flowing into the same large body of water
watersheds
the land area drained by a river and its tributaries
river basin
impassable, not letting pass through (such as, liquid)
impermeable
able to be passed or soaked through
permeable
a stream or river that flows into a larger river
tributary
plants and trees surrounding a river or stream
vegetative buffer
having to do with the banks of a body of water
riparian
most of the properties of water are due to the fact that water is ____
polar
polar water molecules will stick to/be attracted to ____ substances
polar
what 2 properties of water cause capillary action?
adhesion and cohesion
a ____ is a place where water is stored
reservoir
name the 8 reservoirs in the notes
atmosphere, ice/glaciers, groundwater, estuaries, oceans, rivers and streams, lakes, and wetlands
water that contains minerals, tastes good, is hard on plumbing
hard water
water that only has sodium, tastes bad, easy on plumbing though
soft water
what is a riparian
lands among water courses and water bodies
a grassy wetland
marsh
a wetland with trees
swamp
eroded rock and soil particles
sediment
the amount of time that water stays in a reservoir
residence time
