The Water Cycle
What are the stages of the Water Cycle?
precipitation, run-off, collection, evaporation, transpiration, condensation
Where most freshwater on Earth is trapped.
Glaciers
What percent of the Earth's water is ocean water?
97%
These blow from east to west between the Equator and 30 N and 30 S.
Trade Winds
What three factors determine water density?
1. Increase in salinity
2. Temperature decrease
3. Pressure increase
The ________ provides the energy that drives the Water Cycle.
The percentage of freshwater on Earth.
3%
What two elements are found in ocean water?
Chlorine and sodium
These blow from west to east in the middle latitudes.
Westerlies
The formula for density.
D = m/v
The falling products of condensation in the atmosphere, such as rain, snow, hail, etc.
A word to describe a body of underground, porous rock that can store water. (Hint: this is needed for wells)
What distributes heat around the planet and impacts climates around the globe?
Surface Currents
These blow from east to west between 50 and 60 north and south of the Equator and the north and south pole.
Polar Easterlies
A mineral sample has a mass of 275.5 grams and a volume of 92.3 cm³. Calculate the density of the mineral. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
2.98
The process of changing water vapor into a liquid or solid form of water.
Condensation
A storage location for water, such as an ocean, glacier, pond, or the atmosphere.
Reservoir
A word to describe the variety of life an ecosystem.
Biodiversity
Why do Global Winds blow in the same direction all the time?
Unequal heating of Earth
A rock has a mass of 245.5 grams and a volume of 95.2 cubic centimeters. What is the density of the rock? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
2.58
Evaporation of water from plant leaves.
Transpiration
A small stream that empties itself into another stream.
Tributary
What percentage of the ocean's mass does salt make up?
3.5%
This is also affected by Global Wind Patterns.
Surface currents
A liquid has a volume of 250.0 mL and a density of 1.32 g/mL. What is the mass of the liquid? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
189.39