Unit 3 (Water) Flashcards
What is precipitation?
Falling water that has been condensed in the atmosphere as rain, snow or hail
Explain condensation.
Water vapour is transformed into liquid drops, forming clouds
What is evaporation?
Liquid water is transformed into vapour due to high temperatures
Source
Nacimiento
Course
What are the 3 stages in the course of the river?
Upper course. middle course, lower course
Bank (right and left)
orilla
Tributary
Afluente
A river that flows into another rive
Define meander
Meandro
Bend in a river
River basin
Cuenca hidrográfica o fluvial
Area occupied by the main river and its tributaries
What is an alluvial plain?
Llanura aluvial
Wide, flat area in the lower course of the river.
Where does an Estuary form?
Estuario
at the river mouth where the river flows into the sea.
Where is the river mouth located?
In the lower course
What is flow?
Caudal
The amount of water that a river carries
What is a lake that contains saltwater?
inland sea
Where can we find Groundwater?
Agua subterránea
Beneath the earth’s surface.
*makes up nearly 25% of earth’s fresh water.
What is an Aquifer?
Acuífero
Large store of underground water
What is casquete polar in English?
Ice Cap
What is a glacier?
Glaciar
Masses of ice created by an accumulation of snow.
What is a moraine?
Morrena
Deposit of rocks
Current
Corriente
Large mass of water that cross oceans.
*there are two types:
cold currents and warm currents
What are tides?
Mareas
Daily rise and fall of the water level in oceans.
*caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun.
