Topo Maps and the Water Cycle Flashcards
The shape of a landscape.
Topography
A map that shows the shape of the landscape.
Topographic Map
The height above sea level of a feature.
Elevation
The height above the ground’s surface of a floating or flying object.
Altitude
A line on a topographic map drawn at a specific elevation above sea level.
Contour Line
The vertical height between contour lines.
Contour Interval
The vertical height between two objects.
Elevation change, elevation gain, or vertical drop
A colorful map that shows the types of rocks along with the elevations of the landscape.
Geologic Map
How can you tell the ages of the rocks shown on a geologic map?
They are listed in order in the legend, with the youngest rocks at the top and the oldest at the bottom.
How are earthquake faults shown on a geologic map?
Faults are shown with heavy black lines on geologic maps (but if the line is dashed if the fault location is estimated).
Molecules changing from a liquid to a gas when they heat up and move faster.
Evaporation
Molecules changing from a gas to a liquid when they cool down and move slower, which forms clouds.
Condensation
Water that is found in the pore spaces and cracks in rocks.
Groundwater
A specific location storing water underground (the actual layer of rock holding water in it).
Aquifer
The uppermost layer of water found underground.
Water Table
A mixture of human excrement with soap, food wastes, and other pollutants after water has been used in homes and businesses.
Sewage
A mass of solid water that slowly slides downhill, like a frozen river.
Glacier
Water used by people to grow crops and for landscaping homes and businesses.
Irrigation
The process where water, wind, and gravity move rock particles to new locations.
Erosion
The process where plants release water vapor into the atmosphere from their leaves.
Transpiration
Liquid water that flows downhill across the landscape, often carrying pollutants with it.
Runoff
Pollution that comes from a specific, known location, making it easier to control.
Point Source Pollution
Pollution that comes from a widespread area, making it difficult to control.
Non-Point Source Pollution
Water falling from the sky in any form, including rain, snow, hail, sleet, etc.
Precipitation
A facility where wastewater from homes and businesses has the worst pollutants removed before releasing the water into the environment.
Sewage Treatment Plant
A facility where water is cleaned enough for people to use it for drinking, washing, cooking, and bathing.
Water Filtration Plant
A huge area that has been covered with ice for many centuries.
Ice Cap
