Water Sources
A flowing body of freshwater that moves from higher to lower elevations, often emptying into a larger body of water.
River
This water type makes up 3% of water on Earth
Freshwater
All the water on Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and even water in the air, is part of this sphere.
Hydrosphere
This process happens when the Sun heats water, turning it into vapor that rises into the air.
Evaporation
How much salt % does freshwater usually contain?
around 1%
A large, still body of water that collects in a basin and is surrounded by land.
Lake
This % of water on earth is Saline (saltwater)
97%
The rigid outer layer of Earth, made up of the crust and upper mantle, is known as this.
Lithosphere
The process where water collects in oceans, lakes, and rivers after precipitation.
Accumulation
Around what % salt content does salt water usually contain?
A massive, slow-moving sheet of ice that forms from accumulated snow and shapes the land beneath it.
Glacier
67.8% of freshwater is.....
inaccessible; trapped in glaciers
The layer of gases surrounding Earth that protects us and allows us to breathe is called this.
Atmosphere
Water vapor cools and changes back into liquid droplets, forming clouds in this process.
Condensation
How many Ocean divisions are there? Name them.
Indian
Southern
Pacific
Atlantic
Artic
A natural source of water that flows from the ground when groundwater reaches the surface.
Spring
How much freshwater is available as groundwater
30.1%
All living things on Earth, from tiny bacteria to giant whales, are part of this sphere.
Biosphere
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds to the ground is called this.
Precipitation
What is the water beneath us called?
Groundwater
Water found inside living things, such as plants, animals, and humans, that helps with survival and life processes.
Biological Water
Of Lakes, Rivers and Swamps, available surface freshwater, in order from highest % to lowest %, list...
Lakes, Swamps & Rivers
The branch of science that studies Earth's systems, including geology, meteorology, oceanography, and astronomy.
Earth Science
Plants release water vapor into the atmosphere through their leaves in this process.
Transpiration
Pond and Lake water; Still Water; Microorganismal Growth (parasites & bacteria)