Water Cycle Flashcards
What is albedo
how much light is reflected vs how much light is absorbed
How much % of our water in fresh and salty
96.5% salty and 2.5% freshwater
Where is the 2.5% of freshwater found
glaciers and ice caps 68.7%
ground water 30.1%
surface/other freshwater 1.2%
Out of the 1.2% of freshwater that can be accessed easily where is it found?
69% ice not in glaciers
20.9 lakes
Why cant we use salt water
useless,
Why are oceans salty
different types of rock
How are ocean currents formed
differential areas of salt and heat
How much of water is locked up in antartica
90% as ice
How much of our water is used for growing food
2/3
how much of water we use is used on industry
80%
How much indoor water is used in US for flushing toilet and washing clothes
26% for flushing toilet
22% washing clothes
What is a link you can make to human course regarding water inequality
people spend hours walking for water meaning they cant work
How many people lack access to clean safe water supply 2025
1.8 bil
Why is a lacked access to clean, safe water a problem
potential problem for migration
What is an aquifer
A body of saturated rock that water can easily move
What characteristics must aquifers have
both permeable and porous and include rocks like sandstone
What does economic water scarcity mean
have water but dont have money to exploit it
What types of water are there around the world?
oceanic, cryosphere, terrestrial, atmospheric water
what is the main type of water
oceans dominate amount of available water
How much ocean water is there
1,320,000,00 to 1370,000,000 km3
What form is ocean water in
liquid form
What is cryosphere water
portions of the earths surface where water is solid
What are places that cryosphere water is stored
sea ice, ice caps, ice sheets, permafrost, alpine glaciers
How much of earths freshwater does the cryosphere take up
68-70%
