Potent Potables
Water is known as the universal...
Solvent
What is another name for rain?
Precipitation
What are the two types of ocean currents?
Deep and surface
Sublimation
Industry and agriculture produces the most...
runoff
__________is the continuous movement of water.
The Water Cycle
What does the global water cycle demonstrate? (Think, does it move infinitely? Does it stop? Is water destroyed?)
Water is a finite resource that constantly circulates
How do temperature variations impact ocean currents?
Warmer water tends to rise while cooler water sinks
measure of water's cloudiness or haziness
turbidity
a subsurface layer of rock or sediment that holds and transmits groundwater, acting as an underground reservoir
aquifer
What is a smaller stream that feeds into a river and eventually into a river system?
Tributary
how does water move from the Earth's surface into the atmosphere?
Evaporation transforms liquid water into water vapor through heat energy
The movement of air and water moving in a “deflection” because of the rotation of the earth:
Coriolus Effect
_________________________ pollution comes from many small sources.
non-point source
water's property of being attracted to and sticking to other substances, such as glass, plant stems, or a penny.
adhesion
The addition of nutrients to water by human activity is called artificial
Eutrophication
The process where water vapor changes back into liquid droplets in the atmosphere is called
Condensation
Ocean currents primarily distribute heat around the planet through
Thermal energy transfer between water masses/ energy transfer
Water moves under Earth’s surface to fill in open spaces in rocks or soil. What is this type of water called
Groundwater
the attraction of water molecules to each other, which allows them to stick together.
cohesion
What is the name for all the material carried by a stream other than water itself
Stream Load
When water leaves the stems or stoma of a plant
Transpiration
Warm ocean water is less dense than cool ocean water and sometimes makes a circular pattern that is called________________________.
Convection Currents
The Muskingum and the Lake Erie ___________ both have rivers, lakes, ponds, wetlands and groundwater that drain in 2 different directions. Medina sits on the divide between them.
watershed
Double Jeopardy!
List two places where you have seen condensation. Explain what is happening.
(answers will vary)