Vocabulary
layers of rock that hold water?
Aquifer
How many systems does Earth have?
4 (5 if you count the cryosphere)
This is the first step in the water cycle.
Evaporation
What do they call features such as coastlines, dunes, and mountains.
Landforms
What is the relationship between pressure, temperature, and depth in the ocean?
temperature is higher towards the surface and decreases the deeper you go.
Pressure is less at the surface and intensifies the deeper you go.
a hole sunk in the ground that holds water.
well
Name the system that involves the cycling of water.
Hydrosphere
Transpiration
What do you call the difference between the highest elevation and the lowest elevation?
Relief
What are the two types of water that are found on Earth?
Fresh and salt water
Land area that supplies water to a river system
watershed
Name the system that allows life on Earth to breathe?
Atmosphere
The second step in the water cycle where water vapor cools.
condensation
What type of map do you use to look at the surface features of the geosphere?
Topographic map
What % of Earth's water is fresh water and where is it found?
3% and frozen
when sediment builds up
delta
Name system that cycles rock?
Geosphere
The last part of the water cycle that returns water back to Earth's surface.
Precipitation
A tornado is what type of force?
destructive force
What are two different types of groundwater?
Aquifers and wells
The amount of dissolved salts in water
salinity
This system is in the form of a solid and part of another system.
Cryosphere
What is the term used to describe how salty water is?
Salinity
Name 5 surface features of the geosphere.
Mountains, Plateaus, plains, coastlines, dunes, deltas, rivers, etc.
Name 5 different forms of surface water on Earth.
Rivers, watersheds. divides, ponds, lakes, swamp, stream, etc.