Earth's Resources
Resources that can be replenished in a relatively short amount of time.
Renewable
Name a type of solid water.
Snow, hail, ice
Fill in the blank: 'Water, water, water, water, water cycle. _________________ goes the water cycle'
Round and round and round
The process by which solar energy turns liquid water into water vapour.
Evaporation
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra, ACT
What is groundwater?
The water that is found beneath Earth’s surface.
Name the 3 forms of water.
Liquid, Solid, Gas
True or False. "Hurricane", "typhoon" and "cyclone" are three terms used for the exact same weather event.
True
The system of constant movement of water on, above or below Earth's surface.
The water cycle
In what state / territory is Uluru?
NT
Resources that take hundreds or thousands of years to be replaced
Non-renewable
True or False. Precipitation can include rain and snow.
True
On a climate graph, is rainfall or temperature represented as a bar?
Rainfall
When a portion of the atmosphere becomes saturated with water vapour and the water condenses and then falls.
Precipitation
How many continents are in the world?
7
Name 2 types of renewable resources
Ocean, Wind, Solar, Hydro,
What is a watershed?
The point at which precipitation falls and flows into either one or two neighbouring water catchments.
What does irrigation mean?
Watering crops by bringing in water from pipes, canals, sprinklers, or other man-made means.
An area where water run-off is collected by the natural landscape.
Water Catchment
What is Australia's population?
Around 25 million
How much of Earth's water is usable AND accessible to us?
About 1-2%
What is a catchment area?
An area of land where water collects when it rains, often bounded by hills.
State which air pressure system often results in heavy rainfall. High or Low Pressure System?
Low Pressure System
The process of the evaporation of water through plants.
Transpiration
What is the salt concentration in water called?
Salinity