Water. Flashcards
a lake or pond that is formed when a bend in a river is cut off from the main channel
oxbow
a large underground chamber that forms by ground water eroding rocks that are cracked
a cavern
where is the Hoover Dam? in front of Lake ____
Mead
the longest river in the world?
River Song. Hahhaaaa just kidding I love myself a good joke once in a while. it’s the Nile. hey that rhymes.
“No more rhymes now, I mean it!”
anybody want a peanut?
where does the Mackenzie river empty into? •hint• it’s an ocean
THE ARCTIC.
water is known as the what because it can dissolves more substances than any other liquid?
the universal solvent. known that one since the 4th grade eh?
what is the FORCE (remember that it’s a force not an actual skin) that acts like the skin of a liquid that acts on particles on the surface of a liquid?
surface tension!!!!! good job. a smiley face for you sweetie pops.
the force of attraction between two particles of the SAME substance
cohesion
the titanic hit an iceberg in
- but that was only because the Doctor wasn’t there to prevent it. but you don’t know who the Doctor is cause you’re stupid.
Lake _____________ is in Central Africa.
Tanganyika great. good to know. that’s just useful, fascinating information. thankyou so much for telling me that a lake exists in Africa.
another word for winding. as in the winding river. or winding down the road.
meander. Imma mozy on down to the mall and pick up some Galaxy vans and a Sherlock shirt, or should I say MEANDER.
the upper boundary for the zone of saturation.
water table
runoff comes from
precipitation
what is the largest freshwater lake considering surface area?
Superior
the percent of open spaces that will hold ground water and usually has larger pores
porosity
where does the Continental Drift run thru?
Rocky Mts.
a TEMPORARY structure (well now you know what it is cuz it’s obvious) built to prevent a river from overflowing
a levee!
where does the Mississippi empty into?
Gulf of Mexico
the second longest river is the
Amazon
the largest drainage basin
the Mississippi River
the path a stream follows
a channel. channel 178 is disney channel. that’s all I know cuz I don’t watch tv I watch Netflix.
the area of rock and soil that is relatively dry and its spaces contain water
zone of aeration
which lake was almost considered a Great Lake?
Lake Champlain
the water budget earns or gains water when the sky
precipitates
a natural or artificial lake used to store or regulate water
a reservoir
the changing of a substance from a gas to a liquid
condensation
one thing freshwater lacks. this is like easier than men.
salt XD
what kind of glaciers cover large areas of land
continental
lake ____ is the deepest and oldest freshwater lake
Baikal
what is a meandering River at low elevations?
mature
whater that contains a lot of elevations
hard water. yes I spelled it whater so what I’m not a walking dictionary. if you wanted someone with perfect spelling go find Bo Burnham
the part of the streams channel below the water level
the bed
is PERMANENT and helps control the flow of a River
dam
the _________ separates Lake Huron and Michigan
mackinack Strait
this sea lost more than most of its volume and area.
Aral Sea
a freshwater seal is a
nerd jk it’s a nerpa
these form at high altitudes/latitudes and areas that get snow year round
glaciers I always think of glazed donuts for some reason. mmmmmmm go take a donut break then get back to work.
a small stream of water that flows from the earth to the surface is a
Spring. I love spring time flowers, sunshine, friendships, vacations, adventures. though I’m not the fondest of adventures because I haven’t had many yet. YET. *turn the light on and off 5 times and send your message to the time and relative dimensions in space.
a slow moving River that doesn’t erode the landscape
OLD.
the changing of a substance from a liquid to a gas
evaporation
the ____1___ocean is separated by the continental divide and the _____2____ and _____3_____ocean are on the other side.
1pacific 2Atlantic 3gulf of Mexico
water snow sleet hail dew and mist or fog is all
precipitation
a steam that has gradient slopes where it’s channel becomes deeper and is created by the plates uplifting under it
rejuvenated
the force of attraction between two substances that are not alike which holds two things together
adhesion
a shallow body of water with silt and mud on the bottom is a
Pond. Amy, Rory, and Melody Pond. though, there are no ponds in the Forest, so Melody Pond must be River Song. I love Gallifrey
an area of rock and soil whose spaces are completely filled with ground water. kinda like the breaking point of a rock but with water
zone of saturation
what kind of glaciers form on snow fields of mountains and are U shaped ice masses blah blah blah
Valley Glaciers
what kinda fish is only in lake baikal
an Omul
the three most famous salty lakes are
Dead Sea Caspian Sea and Great Salt Lake
Florida is where lake ____ is.
Okeechobee
the second longest river is the
AMAZIn Amazon.
the Nile River empties into the
Mediterranean Sea
an area in the desert that can support vegetation cuz the water table reaches the surface?
an oasis
what can frozen water do because it is less dense as a solid than as a liquid?
Float Catch Bleed Death Stiff Push (if you don't get this read more.)
the process when a mass of ice breaks off a glacier
Calving
a large open area filled with fresh ground water located underground surrounded by large rocks
aquifer
in the water budget, it spends water if it has
evaporation, transpiration, and or runoff
the Frazer River empties into the
Pacific Ocean
the loss of water from plants
transpiration
the saint Lawrence River empties into the
Atlantic Ocean
be able to tell how a geyser forms or works
………. read your notes silly goose
be able to tell what happened to the Aral Sea
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be able to tell what happened to the Netherlands in 1953
……. XDXDCD
be able to tell what Sir Edmund Halley did and how he did it.
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a fast moving river that is more DEEP than wide?
Youthful river
