Water and Its Properties
Water is a polar/non-polar molecule.
Polar
What process results in frozen ice becoming liquid water.
Melting
Water above Earth's surface is called...
Surface water
Surface currents
What is potable water?
Water that is suitable to drink.
What are the three states of water?
Solid ice, liquid water, water vapor
The water cycle
Name one recreational activity that people use surface water for.
Examples: Swimming, kayaking, snorkeling, white water rafting, fishing
Currents changing direction when they meet continents is called...
Continental Deflections
A major chemical spill is an example of point-source pollution/non-point source pollution.
Point-source pollution
The property that holds molecules of a substance together is called...
Cohesion
What process results in surface water becoming groundwater?
True or False: Water only moves downward because of gravity.
False: Water can move upward as water vapor
What causes deep currents?
Differences in water density
When household cleaners are dumped down the drain and make their way into the water supply, which type of pollution has taken place?
Chemical Pollution
Water drops can stick to a spider web because of...
Adhesion
The release of water vapor into the air by plants is called...
Transpiration
What watershed is Toledo a part of?
Lake Erie Watershed/Maumee River Watershed
The sun heating the atmosphere causes winds to form which causes...
Surface currents to form
The addition of nutrients to water by human activity is called...
Artificial eutrophication
Water can dissolve many things because it is a...
Solvent
What is deposition?
When water vapor turns to solid ice.
A rock sample that has a lot of open space to store water and allows a lot of water to flow through has...
High porosity and high permeability
What is the process that replaces warm surface water with cold, nutrient-rich water?
Upwelling
Name one water quality measurement.