Water Basics
PERCENT OF EARTH COVERED BY WATER
What is 71-75%
THIS TYPE OF CURRENT CIRCULATES WARM WATER TO THE POLES AND COLD WATER TO THE EQUATOR
What is DENSITY CURRENTS
This process changes liquid water into water vapor
What is evaporation
PERCENTAGE OF SALT WATER THAT IS ACTUAL SALT IONS
What is 3%
BEGINS AS RUNOFF AND EVENTUALLY LEADS TO A DEEPER, LONGER CHANNEL OF WATER
What is RIVER
PERCENT OF ALL THE WATER ON EARTH THAT IS SALT WATER
What is 97%
THIS TYPE OF OCEAN CURRENT IS CREATED BY WIND
What is SURFACE CURRENTS
This process occurs when water vapor cools and forms clouds
What is condensation
THE NUMBER OF OCEANS ON EARTH
What is 5
LARGE BODY OF STANDING WATER CREATED FROM SPRINGS, RIVERS, OR PRECIPITATION IN LOW AREAS.
what is a lake
PERCENT OF ALL THE WATER ON EARTH THAT IS READILY AVAILABLE FOR HUMAN USE
What is <1%
Under normal conditions, the prevailing winds along the coast of Peru push the water away from the land, causing
what is upwelling (the upward movement of ocean water)
Water when it falls from the atmosphere as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is called
What is precipitation
the primary force that drives surface ocean currents?
what is prevailing winds
an area of land where all water drains into the same body of water called
what is a watershed
The majority of Earth’s water found
what is an ocean
materials is most likely to be permeable
what is pure clay
PROCESS OF WATER SOAKING INTO THE GROUND
What is INFILTRATION
This causes major ocean gyres to rotate clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere
what is the Coriolis Effect
This process occurs when rainwater flows over the land and enters rivers, streams, or lakes
what is a runoff
Water with the highest density
What is cold and high salinity
Deep water formation areas drive the global conveyor belt, which
What is connects the water of all Earth's oceans
Name the seven water-cycle processes in the CORRECT ORDER
What is Evaporation, transpiration, advection, precipitation, surface runoff, infiltration, and condensation
The process that occurs off the coast of Peru when winds push surface water away from the coast and deeper water rises to replace it
What is Upwelling
three ways freshwater can enter a lake or other surface-water body.
what is precipitation, groundwater flow, and runoff