Dinosaur Pee
(Water Cycle)
(Water Cycle)
The process in which water changes from a liquid to a gas.
Evaporation
The percent of the world's water that is stored in the oceans.
97%
What is a drainage basin where all the land area drains into a stream system called?
Watershed
The amount of space between soil particles. May hold air or water.
Porosity
The leaking of waste out of a septic tank is an example of what type of pollution?
Non-point source pollution
The process by which water vapor escapes out of the leaves of vegetation and enters the atmosphere.
transpiration
What property of water allows it to heat up and cool down slowly?
high specific heat
Solution
permeability
This heavy metal can naturally be found in the Earth's crust. It can leach into groundwater if a well is near a deposit. Causes major health issues, including cancer and skin lesions.
Arsenic
When precipitation hits an impermeable surface, what part of the water cycle is it most likely to do next?
Surface Runoff
Differences in temperature and salinity drive this worldwide current of water.
Global Conveyor Belt
Which type of flood involves sudden rain storms that drop large amounts of rain in a short time period in a small area?
Upstream flood
The boundary between the zone of saturation and the zone of aeration
Water Table
The process by which excess nutrients cause algal blooms, reduced DO, and thus fish kills.
eutrophication
When precipitation hits a permeable surface, what part of the water cycle is it most likely to do next?
Infiltration
Gyres in the southern hemisphere spin _______ due to the _________.
counterclockwise, Coriolis Effect
How can you increase a stream's carrying capacity?
Increase discharge
A layer of impermeable rock trapping an aquifer beneath it.
Aquitard
What is the one of the primary benefits to treating wastewater?
Reduces demand for freshwater, reduces water pollution
An oil leak in a underground storage tank (UST) causes pollution in a nearby well. What is the process of the water cycle that caused the oil to leach into the well?
Groundwater discharge
Why is the climate of England warmer than Labrador Island, Canada if both are islands at the same latitude?
The warmth from the Gulf Stream
Name 4 factors that can increase the amount of surface runoff?
1) Less vegetation, 2) Heavy Precipitation, 3) More soil compaction, and 4) Steeper Slopes
Name 1 pro and 1 con for building dams.
Pros: clean energy (no GHG's), flood control, recreation, irrigation
Cons: difficult to remove, sediment buildup, habitat fragmentation