Hydrosphere
Inland waters
Water Use
Spain's hydrology
Europe's hydrology
100

What is the hydrosphere?

The total amount of water on, in, and around the planet.

100

Where do rivers originate? 

Mountains

100

True/false: Water is accessible to everyone on Earth. 

False

100

True/false: Spanish rivers have a high discharge and a variable regime. 

False - low discharge

100
Fill in the blanks: Europe is bordered by the ________ to the north and the __________ to the west. 

Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean

200
Fill in the blanks: ______ water is above the Earth's surface and ______water is below the Earth's surface.

Surface, ground

200

What is the length of a river? 

The distance it travels between its source and mouth

200

True/false

These are ways to save water: repairing leaks, having plants that do not require too much watering

True

200

What are the 3 drainage basins in Spain? 

Cantabrian, Atlantic, Mediterranean

200

True/false: The rivers that flow into inland seas are long with a high discharge. 

True

300

What bodies of water does the Earth's hydrosphere include? 

Oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, glaciers, groundwater, water vapor

300

What is the discharge of a river? 

The amount of water it carries

300

What is one way that you can save water when you are in the bathroom? 

Turning off the tap while you brush your teeth, repairing leaks, having a shower not a bath, etc.

300

What are the two types of rivers that flow into the Atlantic Ocean? 

Galician rivers and rivers of the Meseta

300

What are Europe's 2 inland seas? 

Black sea and Caspian sea

400
Name 2 reasons why the hydrosphere is important.

1. It keeps the Earth warm

2. It provides a livable environment

3. Living things need water to survive

4. We use it for industry, leisure, transportation, and cleaning

400

Which is groundwater and which is surface water: lakes and aquifers?

Lakes - surface

Aquifers - ground

400

Are sprinklers or drip irrigation systems good or bad? Why? 

Good - they control how much water our gardens (huertos) get

400

True/false: There are rivers on Spain's archipelagos. 

False - there aren't

400

What two characteristics do we use for Europe's rivers? 

Relief and climate

500

How much water on Earth is salt water vs. fresh water? 

Salt - 97.5%

Fresh - 2.5%

500

What is the difference between a river with a stable regime and a river with a variable regime? 

Stable - discharge does not vary much

Variable - discharge varies

500

What is one example of how you save water? 

(depends on student's answer)

500

Which drainage basin in Spain has the rivers with the lowest discharge? 

Mediterranean drainage basin

500

Which rivers in Europe can ships travel in? 

Rivers that flow into inland seas

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