Unit 5 Topic 1-3 review( teamwork!) Flashcards
icefield
an area that feeds two or more glaciers
vally glacier
a glacier usually originating in a cirque at a valley head or in a plateau ice cap and flowing downward between the walls of a valley.
saltwater
is the water that found in the ocean
crevasse
a deep fissure, or crack in ice
outwash
material deposited by the meltwater from a glacier
esker
a winding ridge made of sand and gravel formed by streams that flow beneath a glacier
icefall
a frozen waterfall made when a glacier flows over a steep cliff
pack ice
a floating sheet of ice rarely more than 5 m thick that breaks easily
meltwater
the run-off from melting snow
millwell
a rounded hole in the ice formed by a stream as it melts its way downward through the ice
icebergs
s large chunks of floating ice that break loose or calve from continental glaciers as the glaciers flow downslope in the ocean
freshwater
is the water that you can drink
water cycle
the continuous movement of water through the biosphere; the water cycle consists of evaporation, transpiration, condensation, and precipitation
water quantity
Water quantity is the timing and total yield of water from a watershed and is measured by total yield and peak flow over a specified period of time.
water quality
Water quality can be thought of as a measure of the suitability of water for a particular use based on selected physical, chemical, and biological characteristics.