Vocabulary 1
The Earth system that contains all of the water on Earth.
Hydrosphere
The Earth system that is composed of all living things on Earth.
biosphere
The reservoir that contains most of the water on Earth.
Ocean
The name of the large lake in Utah, that is very salty.
The Great Salt Lake.
What is the water called when the ocean backs up into fresh water streams and rivers.
brackish
Water that contains dissolved salt.
salt water
The dynamic movement of water on, below, and above Earth's surface.
water cycle
The solid reservoirs that contains most of the fresh water on Earth.
glaciers and polar ice caps
Why is the ocean so salty?
Evaporation of ocean water leaves salt behind, making the oceans salty.
When water boils it turns from a liquid into a gas. This is called....
evaporation
Water stored in the spaces between materials beneath Earth's surface.
groundwater
The Earth system that contains all the rocky layers of Earth.
Geosphere
The invisible gas in the atmosphere that contains water.
water vapor
Most of the salt on Earth comes from.
rocks
When water cools, it changes from a gas into a liquid. This process is called....
condensation
A place where water collects
reservoir
A dry region on one side of a mountain that results from precipitation on the other side of the mountain removing moisture from clouds.
rain shadow
The largest ocean region.
Pacific Ocean
The chemical name for salt.
sodium chloride
When water falls from the atmosphere, it falls as rain, snow, sleet, freezing rain or hail. This is called....
precipitation
Naturally occuring water that contains little or no salt.
fresh water
The Earth system that is composed of all the gases that surround Earth.
atmosphere
The deepest part of the largest ocean region is how deep?
36,000 feet or 7 miles
Narrow bodies of water between landmasses.
straits
The energy source that causes changes in the water cycle. (causes evaporation)
the sun