Water Flashcards

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1
Q

Percent of Land and water.

A

Land 25 percent
Water 75 percent

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2
Q

percent of salt water and fresh water

A

Salt water 97.5
fresh water 2.5 percent

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3
Q

How many water sources are there?

A

2
1.surface water
2.fresh water

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4
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Water that collects on the surface of earth. It mostly comes from rainfall (precipitation).

A

Surface water

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5
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Water that has less than 0.1% salinity,

A

Fresh water

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6
Q

Fresh water mostly found in? (5)

A

rivers, lakes, marches, swamps and canals.

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7
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Large body of fresh water that flows downhill due to gravity

A

River

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8
Q

Where water begin to flow

A

Headwater

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9
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The other ends of a rivers

A

Mouth

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10
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Large body of a water where rivers flow into all year round

A

Lake

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11
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_ Are surrounded by land but some, – are connected to rear

A

Lake

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12
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Area of land where water covers the ground for a long period of time

A

Marsh

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13
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Carries on drains water to ate sources, can be a natural or man-made watercourse

A

Canal

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14
Q

Water that has entered the ground to fill the pores spaces in soil.

A

subsurface

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15
Q

Why subsurface water look clear?

A

it substances are filtered by different layers.

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16
Q

how many type of subsurface water? and what are they

A

2
1.soil
2.groundwater

17
Q

water found in pore space in soil. contain some dissolve substance.

A

Soil water

18
Q

Water found in layers of permeable rocks called aquifers.

A

ground water