Lesson 3 And 4 Flashcards
Water stored in cracks and spaces between particles of soil and underground rocks.
Groundwater
An underground layer of rocks 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 rocks.
Deposition
The process of removing salt from salt water in order to be used by living things.
Desalination
The slow changing of a liquid into a gas below the boiling point.
Evaporation
The changing of a gas into a liquid as heat is removed.
Condensation
Water that falls from clouds to the ground in the form of rain, sleet, 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 Earth’s Water is freshwater which is mostly _____________
Frozen
______________ provides fresh water for homes, farms, and businesses
Running water
________________ is an artificial lake that stores water.
Reservoir
70% of the Earth’s surface is ______________ water.
Salty
Name the 2 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 is
Salinity
Fast running water ecosystems have more __________________ than slower running water
Oxygen
_____________________ is and ecosystem that is wet during some or all of the year
Wetland
Wetlands include
Marshes,Bogs,Swamps
Estuaries change with the _____________
Tide
_______________ 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 them into a lake and ocean. The built up sediment can form a landform called a ________________
Delta
________________ where land and a body of water meet
Shoreline
________________ any area of shoreline made of materials deposited by waves
Beach
_________________ cause rocks to hit off of other rocks and move sand and rocks pieces to other locations, such as forming beaches, sandbars and barriers islands.
Waves
The ______________ is the energy source for the Water Cycle.
Sun
Step 1 of Water cycle _____________ or changes from a liquid to a gas in the form of ______________
Water evaporation and water vapor
________________ is when water evaporates from the leaves of the plants
Transpiration
Step 2- Water vapor cools in the process of __________________
Condenses
________________ form which is condensed water vapor in the atmosphere
Clouds form
Step 3- _______________ occurs as water falls from the clouds
Precipitation
________________ precipitation that flows across the land’s surface or falls into rivers and streams
Runoff
________________ is a region that contributes water to a river or river system
Watershed
_________________ is the condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place
Weather
___________________ 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 the Earth’s surface and is measured from sea level
Altitude
____________________ is a slow process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces
Weathering
_____________________ air masses from over the northern polar region
Cold dry
__________________ air masses form over tropical land
Warm dry
_______________ air masses from over tropical waters
Warm moist
_____________ front brings light steady rain
Warm
_____________ front brings stormy weather
Cold
__________________ fronts cause rainy weather to last for days
Stationary fronts
