Mix
The water we use to drink.
Drinking water
All the water on the Earth forms the _______
Hyrdrosphere
This is fresh water underground.
Groundwater
This is a large, moving stream of fresh water which collects precipitation that drains off the nearbyland.
River
Small, narrow river
Stream
The water we use in our homes for washing and cleaning
Domestic water
What are the 2 types of water?
Salt and fresh water
Water filters down through soil and what kind of rocks?
Porous rock
Where do rivers start?
At a source
Thick layer of permanent ice
Ice cap
How much water does a 10-year-old need to drink?
1.5 litres
How many percent of water on Earth is fresh?
3%
When ground water reaches the surface, it becomes what?
Surface water
This course is near tge river's source
Upper course
Non-porous rock
How is water extracted from aquifers?
Through wells
What is the process where water moves between the hydrosphere and the atmosphere?
Water cycle
What are the 4 things that can happen when percipitation falls?
1. Water is absorbed (by roots of plant)
2. Water evaporates (to atmosphere)
3. Water collects (in river, lake, reservoir, ocean, or sea)
4. Water filters (through rocks and soil and becomes groundwater)
This is a river that flows into another river
Tributaries
Ground a river flows over
River bed
Rivers go downhill following a what?
A course
5 examples of where water is found in different bodies on the Earth's surface.
1. Oceans
2. Seas
3. Ice caps
4. Glaciers
5. River
6. Lakes
Aquifer
This is an area of land around the river and its tributaries
River Basin
Landform at the mouth of a river in which the river divides into many narrow channels.
Delta