water Flashcards
the sea that was once was the fourth largest saline lake in the world.
Aral sea
pangea was the largest supercontinent that existed during in what era?
Paleozoic era and the early mesozoic era.
northern continents called?
Laurasia
southern continent called?
Gondwana
panthalassa, is also called ?
Paleo-pacific
“paleo” means?
old
five largest bodies of water on earth
Arctic ocean, Atlantic ocean, Indian ocan, Pacific ocean, Southern Ocean
what is the newest ocean?
Southern ocean
it continually circulates between and among the oceans, air, land, and all living thungs in a process known as the___________? or _________?
Hydrologic cycle or water cycle
plants lose water vapor through their leaves un a process called?
transpiration
as water droplets accumulate, they become too heavy. they eventually fall back to earth called as
Precipitation– it could be (rain, hail, or snow)
water that moves across the surface of the land and enters bodies of fresh water is called…?
runoff
filtration of rainwater into severallayers of soils and porous rocks is…
percolation
groundwater/underground layer is called
aquifer
aquifer can be classified as ?
unconfined, semiconfined, and confined
