Impact Of Unsustainable Exploitation

Question 1

What is precipitation

Answer 1

All processes by which moisture falls from the atmosphere onto the earths surface

Question 2

Examples of precipitation

Answer 2

Rain
Snow
Sleet
Hail

Question 3

What is evaporation

Answer 3

Processes by which water changes state from liquid to water vapour

Question 4

What is transpiration.

Answer 4

Process by which plants absorb soil moisture via their roots and give water vapour through pours on the leaf surface

Question 5

What is evapotranspiration

Answer 5

Flux of water from the leaves surface to the atmosphere via the process of evaporation and transpiration

Question 6

What is the largest store of water

Answer 6

97.5% oceans (salt water)

Question 7

How much fresh water is there

Answer 7

2.5%

Question 8

What is the largest store of fresh water

Answer 8

68.7% cryosphere

Question 9

What is the next largest store of freshwater

Answer 9

30.1% ground water

Question 10

What % is easily accessible surface fresh water?

Answer 10

1.2%

Question 11

What is the largest store of easily accessible surface fresh water

Answer 11

52% lakes (Natural and artificial reservoirs)

Question 12

Where is most remaking fresh water

Answer 12

38% soil moisture

Question 13

What is the next largest store of fresh water after soil moisture

Answer 13

Atmospheric moisture

Question 14

What % of fresh water comes from rivers

Answer 14

1%

Question 15

What percentage of freshwater is found in the biosphere

Answer 15

1%