Water work Flashcards
What are the four stages of the water cycle?
Evaporation, convection, precipitation, collection
Explain how the step of the water cycle go into each other?
The water evaporates into water Vapor then condensenses to form clouds and precipitates back to earth in the form of snow or rain
What is the point of water treatment?
It helps keep your tap water pure and reduces it becoming contaminated
What are all the steps of water treatment?
Raw water, screening, sedimentation, filtration, pH correction, anti-corrosion agents, chlorination, go to homes
What is erosion?
It is weathered rock and soil particles are moved from one place to another
Who are the main contributors of erosion?
Water, wind and ice
What are the types of weathering?
Mechanical weathering and chemical weathering
How is weathering different from erosion?
Weathering is different from erosion because erosion is just when weathered rock and soil are moving from one place to another but weathering is breaking down a rock and other materials on the earths surface
What are the stages in the water table?
The four stages in the water table are the unsaturated, water table, surface water and ground water
What is ground water?
Ground water is water held in soil or crevice of a rock
What is surface water?
Surface water is any body of water above ground
What is an example of surface water?
Lake or rivers
What is an example of ground water?
An example or ground water is a well
What are waves?
A repeating disturbance to water by wind
What are tides?
Very long periods of waves that move through the ocean
