Terminology
What is the water cycle?
The series of movements of water as it travels the Earth
What is a fossil fuel?
Source of energy derived from the remains of ancient life forms
What are four ways we use water?
Where do most people get their water from in the Preston/Harmony area?
Groundwater
What is one of the countries with top petroleum reserves?
Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Iran
What does renewable mean?
That which can be replenished periodically.
What is the Water Table?
Oceans 97.54%
Why is very little of the water on Earth of use to humans?
What is one of the countries that is a top user of petroleum products?
United States, China, India
What is an aquifer?
Porous rock material that contains water
What is an artesian well?
A well in which water rises under pressure from a permeable stratum overlaid by impermeable rock
What are the two missing parts of the water cycle in the picture below?
Precipitation and Evaporation
What is the only source of water that is ALWAYS easily accessible to mankind?
Lakes and rivers
What is one country that has the highest natural gas reserves?
Russia, Iran, Qatar, Turkministan, USA
What is the atmosphere?
The parts of the Earth made up of gas
The water portion of the Earth
What are the two most common ways humans get their water now?
Lakes/river and groundwater
What is one other way than lakes/river & groundwater that people get their useable water?
Melting glaciers & desalination
What is one of the countries with top coal reserves?
United States, Russia, Australia, and China
What is the biosphere?
The parts of the Earth made up of living matter
What is the lithosphere?
The layer of the Earth found between the outer crust and inner core
Evaporation leave behind contamination
As water goes through the ground, many contaminants get filtered out
Plants neutralize many toxins
Come up to the board and fill in the diagram with the terms: water table, zone of saturation, and zone of aeration.
Teacher approval.
What is the one country that is consistently the top user of natural resources?
United States - petroleum, coal, natural gas.