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ECPS Mod5
Apologia Phys Sci Module 5
Question | Answer |
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Adiabatic cooling | The cooling of a gas that happens when the gas expands with no way of getting more energy |
Cloud condensation nuclei | Small airborne particles on which water vapor condenses to form clouds. |
Condensation | The process by which a gas turns into a liquid |
Distillation | Evaporation and condensation of a mixture to separate out the mixture’s individual components |
Firn | A dense icy pack of old snow |
Hydrosphere | The sum of all water on a planet |
Hydrological Cycle | The process by which water is continuously exchanged between earth’s various water sources. |
Percolation | The process by which water moves downward in the soil toward the water table |
Precipitation | Water falling from the atmosphere as rain, snow, sleet or hail |
Residence time | The average time a given particle will stay in a given system |
Salinity | A measure of the mass of dissolved salt in a given mass of water |
Transpiration | Evaporation of water from plants |
Water table | The line between the water saturated soil and the soil that is not saturated with water |
The vast majority of water on the earth is _____________, since more than 97% of earth's water supply is in the oceans. | saltwater |
The largest source of freshwater on the planet is the__________________ | glaciers and icebergs |
The largest source of liquid freshwater is | groundwater |
Water can enter the atmosphere through | evaporation and transpiration |