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Fresh Water
This is my last test! got to make an A!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| WHat is important about the shape of the water molecule? | polar molucal |
| How much of the earths surface is covered by water? | 70% |
| What percentage is fresh water? | 3% |
| what percentage is the fresh water frozen? | 76% |
| What percentage is ground water? | 25% |
| Where does the energy come from that "drives" the water cycle? | The Sun |
| What are the forms of percipitation? | Rain,Sleet and snow |
| What happens to percipitation when it falls on the ground? | It may soak into the soil or become ground water |
| What is transpiration? | Evaporation for plants and animals |
| What are four sources of surface water? | Ponds, lakes, River, and wetlands |
| What is the largest watershed in the united states? | Mississippi River |
| What is the trubutary of the mississippi river that little rock is located on? | Arkansas River |
| Where does the water that flows through the Mississippi watershed end up? | The gulf of Mexico or The Atlantic Ocean |
| what are the three types of wetlands? | Swamp, Bog and marshes |
| Why are wetlands so important? | They help control floods and provides habitat for many species. |
| How much water is used in the united states each day? | 410,000 billion gallons |
| what is the largest category of water use in the unnited states? | Argiculture |
| which state uses the most water? | California |
| what is water quality? | A measurement of those substance is in water other than water molecules is reffrence to as water quality. |
| what does hardness mean when used to desicribe water? | it doesnt bubble up when suds are added |
| what is the coliform count? | zfound in human and animal waste. measures E. Coli Bacteria |
| an underground layer of a rock or sediment that holds water | aquifer |
| A well in which water rises because of the pressurewithin the aquifer | Artesian well |
| The practice of the using less of a resource so that is will not be used up | Conservation |
| A ridge of land that seperates a watershed from another | Divides |
| A fountain of water and stream that builds up pressure underground and erupts at regular intervals | Geyser |
| what that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers` | Groundwater |
| A place where an organism lives and where it obtains all the things it needs to survive | habitat |
| a process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops | irrigation |
| A characteristic of materials such as clay and granite, through which water does not usually pass | impermeable |
| characteristics of a material that is full of tiny, connected air spaces that water can seep through them | permable |
| a harmful substace in the air, water, or soil | pollutant |
| any form of water that falls form clouds and reaches Earths surface | precipitation |
| a lake that stores water for human use | reservoir |
| a layer of permeable rock or soil in which the cracks and pores are totally filled with water | saturated zone |
| a stream or small river that feeds into a main river | tributary |
| a layer of rock and soil above the water table in the pores contain air as well as water | unsaterated zone |
| The continual movement of water among earths atmostphere, ocean, and land surfaces through evaporation, condestion, and precipitation | water cycle |
| the additional of any substance that has a negative effect on water or the living things that depend on water | water pollution |
| the land areas that supply water to a river system | watershed |
| the top of a saturated zone, or depth to ground water under earths surface | water table |
| a land areas that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year | wetland |
| The action or process of adhering to a surface or object | adhension |
| the power of liquid to keep something afloat | buoyancy |
| The sticking together of particles of the same substance | cohesion |
| a place where groundwater flows to the surface | spring |
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JadeynnNicole
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