Distribution of the World's Water
The type of water body that contains 96% of Earth's water
The ocean
The biggest demand for freshwater comes from
Agriculture (70%)
Name 4 rivers in Pennsylvania
Allegheny, Monongahela, Ohio, Susquehanna, Delaware, West Branch Susquehanna, Genesee,
Schuylkill, Youghiogheny, Raystown Branch Juniata
The three forms of water
Solid, Liquid, Gas
71% (+ or - 1%)
Which river basin in the United States is experiencing the highest level of water stress?
Colorado River Basin, with Arizona ranking first for the most severe water stress
Pennsylvania has over 400,000 acres of freshwater wetlands, including this type of small, ephemeral wetland that dries up in hotter months
Vernal Pool
When water vapor in the air gets cold and changes back into liquid, forming clouds.
Condensation
When it comes to freshwater, is there more groundwater or surface water on Earth?
Groundwater
Occurs when the amount of water stored in a reservoir is so low, water can no longer flow downstream. Also an American superhero film.
Dead Pool Status
Pennsylvania has over 86,000 miles of rivers, streams, and creeks - second in the United States only to this state
Alaska
The process by which plants lose water out of their leaves.
Transpiration
The largest reserve of freshwater on Earth is held in these
Glaciers and icecaps
The process of a region becoming increasingly arid, or dry
Aridification
When Pittsburghers head to the polls in May, they'll have the chance to vote on a ballot referendum that would ensure what about their water system?
That it remains public
When a solid turns into a gas without first becoming liquid. For example, when snow or ice turns into fog or steam without melting
Sublimation