Water
Liquid, Solid, Vapour
Surface freshwater bodies that are crucial for ecosystems and human use.
Lakes and Rivers
Water located beneath the Earth's surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations.
Groundwater
The continent with the most freshwater stored in glaciers
Antarctica
The largest reservoirs of water, containing about 97% of Earth's water.
Oceans
This is the largest source of freshwater on Earth, though most of it is frozen.
Glaciers/Ice/Icecaps
True or False: The Amazon River is the longest river in the world.
False. The Nile River
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 coral reef system in the world, located off the coast of Australia.
Great Barrier Reef
Replenished in a relatively short period of time.
Renewable
The name of the process where plants release water vapor into the air.
Transpiration
Short-term changes in atmospheric conditions.
Weather
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
Area of land where rainfall/precipitation flows to a lower elevation, such as a river, lake, or ocean; also referred to as a drainage basin.
Catchment
Process whereby the suspended droplets in the atmosphere fall as rain, hail, sleet, or snow.
Precipitation
The percentage of Earth's water that is freshwater.
2.5%
Long-term record of atmospheric conditions, such as precipitation and temperature.
Continuous movement of water on Earth.
Water Cycle
Moisture lost to the atmosphere from open water bodies.
Evaporation
A man-made structure built to control river flow and store water.
A dam
The term for when water soaks into the ground and replenishes underground water supplies.
Infiltration
Resources occurring naturally within environments: atmosphere (air), lithosphere (land, soil, and minerals), hydrosphere (rivers and oceans), and biosphere (plants and animals).
Environmental Resources
Balancing social, economic, and environmental needs for current and future generations.
Sustainability