Water Cycle
The first step of the water cycle is?
Evaporation
When hot and cold air meet and form rain, what type of rainfall is it?
Frontal
The acronym that helps us remember the uses of water is?
SALE
What is one example of a renewable resource?
Freshwater, trees, people, animals, crops, ect.
Which hazard can pull unaware swimmers away from the beach?
Rip current
When clouds become too heavy with water and rain or snow begin to fall it is called?
Precipitation
In frontal rainfall, will the hot or cold air move on top?
Hot air
If the water helps people earn money, what type of use is it?
Economic
What is one examples of a nonrenewable resource?
Fossil fuels, coals, oils
What is mitigation?
How humans can adjust the environment to lessen the impact of natural hazards
When water vapor cools and forms clouds, it is called?
Condensation
When the sun causes water to rapidly evaporate, what type of rainfall is it?
Convection
If the water is a meeting place for a local, free surf club, what type of use is it?
Social
What is one example of a continuous resource?
Thermal energy, wave energy, solar energy, wind energy
The center of a tropical storm, where the weather is nice, is called the?
eye
When water is absorbed into the ground , instead of running along the surface it is called?
When a mountain forces warm air up, what type of rainfall is it?
Relief
If the water is commonly used by people to relax on a day off, what type of use is it?
Leisure
What is the difference between a renewable and continuous resource?
Renewable = may run out, but will come back (freshwater)
Continuous = will never run out (sunlight)
If a tropical storm forms south of the equator, it is called a?
Cyclone
When water evaporates out of plants, it is called?
Transpiration
What type of rainfall creates a rain shadow?
Relief
If I am at a seaside cafe, enjoying the view of the ocean, what type of use is it?
Aesthetic
How much of the water on Earth is freshwater (percentage)?
3%