The Water Cycle
List the three states of water.
Solid, Liquid, Gas
True or False: Access to water is a basic human right.
True
Name four types of precipitation
Snow, dew, rainfall, fog, hail.
What is a climate graph?
Climate graphs show the typically monthly rainfall and temperature for a location
True or False: The amount of water on the earth has not changed from the beginning of time and will not change.
True
What are the 6 main stages of the water cycle?
Run-off, Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, infiltration, transpiration.
What are 4 broad uses of water?
Industry, Agriculture, Domestic, Recreation.
What is a choropleth map?
A map that use different intensities of a similar colour to represent differing amounts of a thing.
What aspect of a places climate do the columns (bar graph) represent?
The average monthly rainfall
What happens if you throw boiling hot water into cold air?
Why is water NOT a renewable resource?
It cannot be created or destroyed.
State one positive and one negative way water can impact the environment.
Examples...
Positive: Drinking water or growing crops
Negative: Floods or droughts
What aspect of a places climate does the red line represent?
The average monthly temperature
What percentage of the earths water is salt water?
97.5%
A desalination plant is
Converts saltwater to freshwater
List three ways a river connects people and places.
Transportation, recreation, power generation (dams)...
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather: Conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time.
Climate: How the atmosphere behaves over a long period of time
Why is is helpful to see a places average monthly temperature and rainfall?
Shows the relationship between the two factors. This could help predict future weather patterns etc
The Ganges River in India is deemed sacred to Hindus, state one spiritual use of water?
Baptisms and cremations
Although water is a renewable resource, what is the biggest problem humans face when accessing water?
A large percentage of the water is salt, frozen in glaciers or in ground water we can not access.
What are 3 ways we can reduce our water use?
Water tanks, 4 minute showers etc
Describe a common mistake people make when creating a climate graph.
Plotting the monthly average temperatures against the rainfall axis.
Ordinary water consists of ......hydrogen atoms and .... oxygen atom
Two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom