DEFINITIONS
THE SUM OF ALL WATER ON A PLANET
WHAT IS HYDROSPHERE?
WHAT IS OCEAN?
THIS MAKES UP THE MAJORITY OF THE DISSOLVED SALT IN THE OCEAN
WHAT IS SODIUM CHLORIDE? (TABLE SALT)
WATER POLLUTION IS CAUSED BY THESE MATERIALS SEEPING INTO THE SOIL AND GROUNDWATER
WHAT IS THE HYDROSPHERE'S FRESHWATER?
EVAPORATION OF WATER FROM PLANTS
WHAT IS TRANSPIRATION?
WHERE THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE EARTH'S FRESHWATER SUPPY IS STORED
THE OCEAN'S PRINCIPAL WAY OF PUTTING WATER INTO THE HYDROLOGIC CYCLE
EVAPORATION
THIS IS A SOURCE OF WATER POLLUTION IN NON-INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS
WHAT IS HUMAN WASTE?
GLACIERS AND ICEBERGS ARE NOT FORMED BY THIS FROZEN LIQUID
WHAT IS FROZEN OCEAN WATER?
WHAT IS PRECIPITATION?
THE METHOD BY WHICH WATER PREDOMINANTLY GETS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE
WHAT ARE TRANSPIRATION AND EVAPORATION?
THESE WATER SOURCES DUMP WATER INTO THE OCEAN
WHAT ARE LAKES FEED INTO RIVERS AND RIVERS DUMP INTO THE OCEAN?
THIS FORM OF WATER POLLUTION HAPPENS WHEN WATER IS PULLED FROM A LAKE OR RIVER TO COOL HOT MACHINERY AND THEN RETURNED TO THE SOURCE
WHAT IS THERMAL POLLUTION?
ICEBERGS ARE COMPOSED OF THIS
WHAT IS FROZEN FRESHWATER?
THE PROCESS BY WHICH A GAS TURNS INTO A LIQUID
WHAT IS CONDENSATION?
THIS DEPLETES SOIL MOISTURE
WHAT IS TRANSPIRATION?
THIS IS HOW SALT GETS INTO THE OCEAN
WHAT IS AS WATER TRAVELS, IT DISSOLVES THE SALTS CONTAINED IN THE ROCKS OR SOIL OVER WHICH IT PASSES?
THIS PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION OF THE US GETS ITS DRINKING WATER FROM GROUNDWATER SOURCES
WHAT IS 50%?
THIS IS A DENSE, ICY PACK OF OLD SNOW
WHAT IS A FIRN?
A MEASURE OF THE MASS OF DISSOLVED SALT IN A GIVEN MASS OF WATER
WHAT IS SALINITY?
THE AVERAGE TIME A GIVEN PARTICLE WILL STAY IN A GIVEN SYSTEM
WHAT IS RESIDENCE TIME?
WHAT IS THE FLOOD?
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
LARGE FLOATING SHEETS OF ICE
WHAT ARE ICE SHELVES?