How is water useful? Flashcards
It useful for drinking, food and transportation (19 cards)
How is water useful?
It’s useful for drinking, food and transportation
What is the difference between freshwater and salt water?
Salt water has 3.5% and freshwater has 1%of salt in it. You can drink freshwater and not salt water
How much freshwater is accessible?
1% is accessible
What countries have a lot of freshwater?
canada, Russia and Brazil
Is water something everyone has?
yes, everyone has water directly or indirectly
What are glaciers?
massive ice that move slowly down mountain slopes
What is gaseous water?
water that is in a gas form
What does the water cycle have to do with freshwater?
when the water comes down as rain it goes into the lakes, rivers and the ground
What is heat capacity?
the amount of heat needed to change the temperature in something
What is an example of heat capacity
a swimming (it has a high heat capacity)
What effect does heat capacity have on temperature?
What is an interglacial period? Are there others?
warm time between glacial period (ice age). Yes there has been others interglacial
How does the greenhouse effect come into play?
The sunlight comes through warming up the earth
Is our planet’s ice melting?
yes, The ice is melting, both polar and glaciers
Why is recharge crucial to our freshwater supply?
It makes sure we have an ongoing source or drinking water
What is a water table?
the upper surface zone in the ground, where the soil or rocks soaked with the water
What natural and human factors affect water levels?
climate change, weather patterns and land forms all effect water levels
How can we classify contaminants?
what is bioremediation?
