4.1 Water Systems

Question 1

surface water

Answer 1

the water in rivers, lakes, and ice and snow

Question 2

hydrology

Answer 2

study of water

Question 3

rivers

Answer 3

long water

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advection

Answer 4

the usually horizontal movement of a mass of fluid (such as air or an ocean current) - transport (as of pollutants or plankton) by such movement

Question 5

salinization

Answer 5

the buildup of salt in soils

Question 6

irrigation

Answer 6

the process of supplying water to crops or plants in order to help them grow

Question 7

evaporation

Answer 7

small water sky

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evapotranspiration

Answer 8

the sum of all processes by which water moves from the land surface to the atmosphere via evaporation and transpiration

Question 9

salt water

Answer 9

salt in water - big water made of this

Question 10

soil moisture

Answer 10

amount of wet in dirt

Question 11

hydroelectric

Answer 11

power from fast water

Question 12

hydrologic cycle

Answer 12

the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the Earth’s surface

Question 13

consumptive water

Answer 13

water that is withdrawn from a water source and is not returned to that source

Question 14

condensation

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the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water

Question 15

stream flow

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(AKA discharge) the volume of water that moves over a designated point over a fixed period of time

Question 16

carbon sequestration

Answer 16

carbon keep in water

Question 17

fresh water

Answer 17

water no salt

Question 18

aquifer

Answer 18

a body of porous rock or sediment saturated with groundwater

Question 19

drought

Answer 19

no water

Question 20

watershed

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an area of land that drains all the streams and rainfall to a common outlet

Question 21

freezing

Answer 21

hard water

Question 22

melting

Answer 22

water was hard, not anymore

Question 23

groundwater

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water under earth

Question 24

ponds

Answer 24

small and thin water

Question 25

zone of saturation

Answer 25

a term used to describe the area of earth that is underneath the water table and is completely saturated with water

Question 26

transpiration

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water from ground to roots to leaves to air

Question 27

dissolved oxygen

Answer 27

the concentration of oxygen gas incorporated in water

Question 28

sublimation

Answer 28

hard to air, no soft/liquid

Question 29

hydrosphere

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all water

Question 30

lakes

Answer 30

medium water

Question 31

water table

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the upper surface of the zone of saturation, where underground water fills the spaces and fractures in soil and rock

Question 32

recharge zone

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An area of the Earth's surface from which water percolates down into a aquifer

Question 33

percolation

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process of water seeping through soil or rock layers and moving downward into the ground

Question 34

infiltration

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water seeps into soil, replenishes groundwater

Question 35

polarity

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separation of electric charge within a molecule, due to uneven distribution of electron density

Question 36

cohesion

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water stick to water

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adhesion

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water stick to something else

Question 38

transparency

Answer 38

information about existing conditions, decisions and actions is made accessible, visible and understandable

Question 39

heat capacity

Answer 39

ability of a substance to absorb or release heat, influencing its temperature change

Question 40

haline

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The dominance of ocean salt in water

Question 41

carbon sink

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any natural or artificial system that absorbs and stores more carbon from the atmosphere than it releases

Question 42

thermohaline

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combination of salinity and temperature factors in water density

Question 43

inorganic

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non-living

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carbonates

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significant carbon store/sink, major part of limestone

Question 45

upwelling

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process in which cold, nutrient-rich water from the bottom of an ocean basin or lake is brought to the surface due to atmospheric effects such as the Coriolis force or wind

Question 46

turnover time

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amount of time it takes for substance or energy within a system to be replaced

Question 47

downwelling

Answer 47

surface water pushed down

Question 48

stratification

Answer 48

separation of a body of water into distinct layers

Question 49

water density

Answer 49

how heavy water