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What are the 3 states water can be found as?
Liquid, Solid, Vapour
Give an example of surface freshwater bodies that are crucial for ecosystems and human use.
lakes, rivers, wetlands or creeks
Water located beneath the Earth's surface in soil and fractures of rock formations.
Groundwater
The continent with the most freshwater stored in glaciers
Antarctica
Give one example of a continuous resource
water, oxygen, solar energy, wind power etc.
This is the largest source of freshwater on Earth, though most of it is frozen.
Glaciers/Ice/Icecaps
Process whereby the suspended droplets in the atmosphere fall as rain, hail, sleet, or snow.
Precipitation
True or False: Desalination is the process of adding salt to freshwater to make it safe to drink.
False. Desalination is the process of removing salt from seawater to make it safe to drink
True or False: The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean on Earth
True
The largest reservoirs of water, containing about 97% of Earth's water.
Oceans
Replenished in a relatively short period of time.
Renewable
The name of the process where plants release water vapor into the air.
Transpiration
Continuous movement of water on Earth.
Water Cycle
The term for a period of below-average rainfall that can last months or years.
Drought
When some precipitation remains on the surface and feeds into streams, rivers, wetlands, and lakes.
Runoff
Moisture lost to the atmosphere from open water bodies.
Evaporation
What is the name of the place where wastewater gets cleaned and treated?
water treatment plant
The term for when water soaks into the ground and replenishes underground water supplies.
Seepage
Resources occurring naturally: atmosphere (air), lithosphere (land, soil, and minerals), hydrosphere (rivers and oceans), and biosphere (plants and animals).
Environmental Resources
Non-renewable resources are limited in supply and therefore considered ________?
True or False: The Amazon River is the longest river in the world.
False. The Nile River
A man-made structure built to control river flow and store water.
A dam
The percentage of Earth's water that is freshwater.
2.5%
Long-term record of atmospheric conditions, such as precipitation and temperature.
Climate
Balancing social, economic, and environmental needs for current and future generations.
Sustainability