River Stages
Where a river meets its destination, fans out, and drops most of its sediment.
Delta
Purpose of dams
Store water for: flood control, hydroelectricity, agriculture, industry.
Glaciers located at the North and South Pole.
Icecaps
Percent of all water that is fresh
3%
Animal species that lives the longest
Tortoise
Definition: Where the water first comes from
Source
Name 2 disadvantages of dams
1. water flow 2. Habitat loss 3. migration of fish 4. sediment build-up
Rock and gravel deposited in a hill at the furthest extent of the glacier.
Moraine
Percent of all freshwater found in Canada
9%
This everyday condiment found in almost every restaurant through out the U.S. was first sold as a medicine.
Ketchup
Summarize the early stage of a river:
A swift flowing water in a fairly straight path
Name 2 advantages of Dams:
1. Hydroelectricity 2. Flood protection 3.Irrigation 4. recreation
landforms of rock and gravel deposited in melted tunnels under a glacier as it melts.
Eskers
The gradual destruction of something by natural forces (such as water, wind, or ice).
Erosion
This color was named after the fruit, not the other way around!
Orange
Summarize the lower stage of a river:
A slower flowing, more winding with meanders.
What do industries use water for?
Coolant, washing or diluting toxins
Teardrop shaped hills, formed when a glacier moves over earlier deposits.
Drumlins
Tides are caused by the combination of...
The moons movement and the rotation of the earth.
You've got to hand it to this tropical tree.
Palm tree
The location where 2 streams meet.
Confluence
The biggest human usage of water in agriculture. What percentage of all human used water is used for agriculture?
67-70%
Location of kettle lakes east of Edmonton
Elk Island National Park.
Hard water has a high concentration of what minerals:
Calcium and Magnesium
You’ll find me in Mercury, Earth, Mars and Jupiter, but not in Venus or Neptune. What am I?
The letter R