Lesson 3 and 4 Flashcards
Water stored in cracks and spaces between particles of soil and underground rocks
Groundwater
an underground layer of rock or soil that has connected pores, or holes, that water can pass through
Aquifer
The boundary between where freshwater ecosystems meets a saltwater ecosystem
Estuary
The process of carrying away soil or pieces of rock
Erosion
The dropping off of eroded soil and bits of rock
Deposition
The process of removing salt from salt water in order to be used by living things
Desalination
The changing of a gas into a liquid as heat is removed
Condensation
Water falls from clouds to the ground in form of rain sleet hail or snow
Precipitation
The average weather pattern of a region over time
Climate
The boundary between two air masses; examples include cold fronts, warm fronts and stationary fronts
Front
3% of earths water is freshwater which is mostly
Frozen
_____provides freshwater for homes, farms
and businesses
Running water
___ is an artificial lake that stores water
Reservoir
70% of the earths surface is _____ water
Salty
Name the two most abundant minerals in the ocean water
Sodium and Chloride
___ is the largest percentage of dissolved materials in the ocean water
Sodium, chloride or salt
_____ is a measure of how salty water
Salinity
Fast running water ecosystems have more ____ than slower running water
Oxygen
_____ is an ecosystem that is wet during some or all year
Wetlands
Wetlands include
Marshes Bogs Swamps
Estuaries change with the
Tide
Name 4 ocean ecosystem
Intertidal Netric Oceanic Abyssal
Precipitation is often ______ near large bodies of water
Higher
Is the constant movement of ocean water
Current
Is a powerful cause of erosion
Gravity
Fast moving rivers can wash away soil and rocks depositing into a lake or ocean. The built up sediment can form a landform called
Delta
where land and a body of water meet
Shoreline
Any area of shoreline made of materials deposited by waves
Beach
The _____ is the energy source for water cycle
Sun
Step 1 of the water cycle ____ or changes from a liquid to a gas in the form of
Water evaporates vapor
Is when water evaporates from the leaves of the plants
Step 2 of water cycle water vapor cools in the process
Condensation
___ form which is condensed water vapor in the atmosphere
Clouds
Step 3 of water cycle______ occurs as water falls from the clouds
Precipitation
______- precipitation that flows across the lands surface or falls into rivers and streams
Runoff
Is a region that contributes to a river or river system
Watershed
Is the force of air pushing on an area
Air pressure
Is a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air
Humidity
Is the height above Earths surface and is measured from a sea level
Altitude
Is a slow process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces
Weathering
Air masses form over the northern polar region
Cold dry
Air masses form over the northern polar waters
Cold moist
Air dry masses form over tropical land
Warm dry
Air masses form over tropical waters
Warm moist
Front brings steady light rain
Warm
Fronts bring stormy weather
Cold
Fronts cause rainy weather to last for days
Stationary
