water stores

Question 1

factors affecting change in the magnitude of water stores?

Answer 1

• climate change
• human acitivity
• vegetation
• climate-temperature

Question 2

why does soil moisture have the shortest residence time?

Answer 2

• quickly percolated back into bedrock
• transpired by plants
• transferred into rivers
• evaporated

Question 3

what are the 3 states of water?

Answer 3

soild - ice
liquid - water
gas - water vapour

Question 4

oceanic water

Answer 4

• 5 oceanic bodies of water covering approx 72% of earths surface
• pacific ocean is largest

Question 5

cryospheric water

Answer 5

composed of sea, ice caps, ice sheets, alpine glaciers

mainly in high altitude and high latitude areas

Question 6

terrestrial water

Answer 6

rivers and lakes
wetlands
groundwater, soil and biological water

Question 7

atmospheric water

Answer 7

the most common form is water vapor

important as it absorbs and reflects solar radiation

Question 8

what are the processes of the water cycle?

Answer 8

runoff

condensation

Question 9

what are the inputs of the water cycle?

Answer 9

rain

Question 10

what are the outputs of the water cycle?

Answer 10

evaporation

evAPOTRANSPIRATION

Question 11

What are the stores of the water cycle?

Answer 11

ice and snow

water

Question 12

What is the size of all water?

Answer 12

Ocean - 97%

Freshwater 3%

Question 13

What is the fresh water?

Answer 13

Ice caps and glacier 79%
Ground water 20%
Easily accessible surface freshwater 1%

Question 14

What is easily accessible surface fresh water?

Answer 14

Lakes 52% 
Soil moisture 38% 
Rivers 1% 
Atmospheric vapour 8% 
Water within living organisms 1%

Question 15

describe links between 2 stores

Answer 15

hydrosphere and biosphere ]
hydrosphere provides water for the biosphere to function and grow, animals drink the water in order to survive
interaction provides humans with oxygen to be able to breath