Quizlet Review

Master water science! Review water cycle, groundwater, currents & climate.

Matching Reservoir A lake that stores water for human use Oxbow Lake A meander that has been cut off from the river The Great Divide North America's continental divide Ice Sheets Where 2 of all of Earth's fresh water is Surface Currents Currents that are driven by the wind Photic Zone Sunlight region near the surface of water. Ends where sunlight can no longer reach. Artesian Well A well in which water rises through a manmade hold because of pressure within the aquifer Water Table The top of the saturated zone, or depth to the groundwater under Earth's surface Saturated Zone Where the pores in the ground are saturated with water Volcanic Vents Holes in the ocean floor where heat and minerals spill out More Matching :) Current A large stream of moving water that flows through the oceans Coastal Wetlands Contain both fresh and salt water and include salt marshes and mangrove forests Evaporation The process that occurs when water changes from a liquid to a gas, caused by heat. Submersibles Small underwater craft used for deep sea searching Unsaturated Zone The top layers of rock and soil that contain air as well as water Coriolis Effect The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents which makes them curve Neritic Zone The region of shallow ocean water over the continental shelf Wetland An area that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year Salt Water Water that contains dissolved salts and other minerals Material that water cannot pass through easily. Impermeable Permeable Water Table Submersible Grassy areas covered by shallow water or streams Bogs Fens Marshes Swamps A large body of water completely surrounded by land. Ocean Lake Bay Gulf A river and all of its tributaries A river system A water system An ice system Global water system A phenomenon in which a body of water becomes rich in nutrients due to buildup from remains of organisms. Coriolis Effect Evaporation Artesian Well Eutrophication How clear water is. Salinity Clarity Density Immunity The production of light by living organisms Bioluminescence Transpiration Condensation Light How much salt is in the water. Clarity Salinity Density Immunity These flow downhill due to gravity; smaller streams and rivers that flow into a main river. Ponds Streams Tributaries Rivers The location of the deepest trench on Earth made from two oceanic crusts converging. The Great Divide The Mariana Trench The Great Lakes Neritic Zone These are made by water vapor condensing and sticking to particles in the air. Wetland Divide Climate Clouds The cooling of water in the atmosphere changing gas to a liquid Evaporation Condensation Transpiration Precipitation Bodies of fresh water that are shallow, allows sunlight to go all the way through the water and makes plants grow. Lakes Swamps Ponds Bogs These lakes hold about 20% of Earth's fresh water. Great Lakes Evergaldes Tributaries Iowa Great Lakes The largest body of water on Earth which covers 75% of the Earth's surface. Oceans Lakes Rivers Ice Sheets A ridge of land that separates one watershed from another. Aquifer Divide Hill Mountain Range A climate event where the warm water in the Pacific Ocean is colder than normal. This causes colder and dryer weather. La Niña El Niño Global Ocean Conveyor Belt Summer An underground layer of permeable rock or sediment that holds water and allows it flow. Divide Groundwater Aquifer Permeable Sort the Following Statements Into True and False True Groundwater is water held underground in the soil or in the pores and crevices in rock. Fresh water is water that contains insignificant amounts of salts, as in rivers and lakes. Climate is the pattern of temperature and precipitation over a long period of time. El Niño is a climate event that occurs every 2 to 7 years that keeps the deep cold water in the Pacific Ocean from moving to the surface. The Great Barrier Reef is a 1,250 mile chain of more that 2,500 reefs and islands along Australia's northeast coast. Swamps occur in warm, humid climates. The Everglades are a shrinking wetland in Florida The Gulf Stream is the largest and most powerful surface current in the North Atlantic Ocean. The sun provides energy that evaporates water and heats land. False The Gulf Stream current that is caused by differences in density of ocean water. Neritic plants are small plants that have no roots or stems and grow on water. The water table has large and connected pores which allow water to pass through. Evaporation is the process by which water moves through the Earth and atmosphere Swamps are fresh water wetlands found in cold, temperate zones A constantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity is a surface current. Divides are barriers build to prevent flooding. Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant is called transportation Transpiration is the rain, sleet, snow, and hail that fall from the atmosphere.