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Water Cycle
Quiz on 11/13/13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Absorption | Precipitation soaking into the ground |
| Aquifer | Ground water stored in and between rocks; underground water storage |
| Condensation | When water vapor turns into liquid water and becomes visible as a cloud, fog, or water droplets |
| Evaporation | When liquid water turns into water vapor |
| Groundwater | Water that is under the surface of the ground |
| Humidity | Amount of water vapor in the air |
| Precipitation | Water in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail |
| Run off | Water that is not absorbed so flows downhill, usually into a body of water |
| Surface Water | Water that is not absorbed and collects in ponds, lakes, streams, or rivers |
| Transpiration | Water that 'sweats' and evaporates from a plant, mostly from the underside of the leaves |
| Water Shortages | occur when people use water in an area faster than the water cycle can replace it |
| Pollutants | *Some can make water unpleasant to drink or wash in *Some can cause sickness or even death |
| Sewage | The water and human wastes that are washed down sinks, toilets, showers, and laundry tubs |
| Sediments | Particles of sand/rock/soil picked up by erosion |
| Household Sewage | If sewage isn't treated to kill disease-causing organisms, the organisms quickly multiply People become ill if they drink or swim in water containing these organisms |
| Oil and Gasoline | *Oil spills can take many years for an area to recover from an oil spill *Oil and gasoline can leak out of damaged underground storage tanks *and be carried away by a leaking tank by groundwater |
| Heat | Heated water from factories can have a negative effect by killing organisms living in the body of water into which it is released |
| Agricultural Wastes | Rain can wash animal wastes and fertilizers into ponds, were they cause algae to grow blocking the sunlight from plants and killing them |
| Industry and Mining | Chemicals and metal wastes can harm organisms that live in bodies of water or eat the organisms that live in them can also become ill |
| Sediments | *Can cover up the food sources, nests, and eggs of organisms in bodies of water *They also block sunlight preventing algae and plants from growing |
| Federal, state and local laws regulate | The use and cleanup of water pollutions |
| Sewage Treatment Plants | *Waste water is filtered to remove solid materials *In tanks, heavy particles settle out *Bacteria breaks down wastes *Chlorine kills disease-causing organisms |
| Reducing Pollutants | *Industries can recycle their wastes to recover useful materials *Companies can change their processes to produce less waste or less harmful waste *Farmers are finding alternatives to toxic pesticides and fertilizers |
| Never pour common household | *Chemicals down the drain *Save them for the next "Hazardous Waste Collection Day" |
| Cleaning Oil Spills | *Oil is a pollutant that nature can handle in small amounts * Bacteria in the ocean can break down oil *But for large spills, bacteria can't clean up the spill fast enough *Gasoline or oil that leaks from an underground tank is hard to clean up |
| Cleaning Oil Spills (Part2) | Cleaning up spills can take many years |
| Multiple solid waste | |
| Three methods of handling m.s.w. | |
| Incineration | |
| Advantages of Incineration | |
| Disadvantages of Incineration | |
| Leachate | |
| Sanitary Landfill | |
| Advantage of Sanitary Landfill | |
| Disadvantages of Sanitary Landfill | |
| Recycling | |
| Advantages for recycling | |
| Biodegradable | |
| Products that are not Biodegradable | |
| Recyclable metals | |
| Some recyclable plastics can be made into | |
| Recyclable glass can be made into | |
| Paper can be recycled only a few times because |
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julia_westin
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