Study sets matching "water resources use"
Study sets
Classes
Users
Aquifers
Unconfined aquifers
Confined aquifers
Ground Water Image
small spaces found within permeable layers of rock and sedimen…
an aquifer that is simply porous rock covered by soil.
an aquifer surrounded by a layer of impermeable rock or clay.
Aquifers
small spaces found within permeable layers of rock and sedimen…
Unconfined aquifers
an aquifer that is simply porous rock covered by soil.
*freshwater/saltwater
watershed
aquifer
cone of depression
...
an area of land that drains into a body of water
an underground formation that contains groundwater
lowering of the water table around a pumping well
*freshwater/saltwater
...
watershed
an area of land that drains into a body of water
Littoral Zone
Limnetic Zone
Profundal Zone
Benthic Zone
Closest to the shore; penetrated by light; rooted and floral p…
Farther from shore but near the surface of the water; well lit…
Beneath the Limnetic Zone; no light; low oxygen
Bottom on the lake, beneath the Profundal Zone; cold and low o…
Littoral Zone
Closest to the shore; penetrated by light; rooted and floral p…
Limnetic Zone
Farther from shore but near the surface of the water; well lit…
Natural resources
Renewable
Non-renewable
Sustainable
Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and…
A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at wh…
Resources that cannot be replenished at rate they are used
The level of development that can be maintained in a country w…
Natural resources
Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and…
Renewable
A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at wh…
Natural resources
Man-made resource
Finite resource
Continuous resource
Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and…
a material that does not occur naturally. it has been made by…
A material of which there is only a limited amount - once used…
A renewable resource, the availability of which is not affecte…
Natural resources
Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and…
Man-made resource
a material that does not occur naturally. it has been made by…
Aquifiers
Unconfined Aquifers
Confined Aquifers
Water Table
Subterranean, porous, water-holding rocks that provide million…
Aquifers that are closer to the land surface and lacks a prote…
An aquifer surrounded by a layer of impermeable rock or clay t…
The upper level of the saturated zone of groundwater.
Aquifiers
Subterranean, porous, water-holding rocks that provide million…
Unconfined Aquifers
Aquifers that are closer to the land surface and lacks a prote…
What percentage of Earth's surface is w…
What proportion is salt water and fresh…
What is distribution of fresh water?
What's special about water?
70%
97% salt water and 3% fresh water
2% rivers; 11% swamps; 87% lakes
-Water's temp changes slowly... -High BP... -Water dissolves many co…
What percentage of Earth's surface is w…
70%
What proportion is salt water and fresh…
97% salt water and 3% fresh water
Nearly 72%
66%
Hydrology
Over 97%
How much of the Earths surface is covered with water?
Our bodies are made up of how much water?
The study of the occurrence, distribution, movement of water o…
How much water do oceans hold?
Nearly 72%
How much of the Earths surface is covered with water?
66%
Our bodies are made up of how much water?
distribution of h20
water reservoir
water in nonrenewable when..
salinity
97% in ocean, 3% on landmass, <.001% atmosphere
area in which water is stored for a period of time (atmosphere…
being used faster than can naturally replace itself
increases w/ depth in ocean, freshwater is less than .5ppt, &…
distribution of h20
97% in ocean, 3% on landmass, <.001% atmosphere
water reservoir
area in which water is stored for a period of time (atmosphere…
Hydrology
Water Reservoir
Water table
Watershed
It is the study if the occurrence, distribution, and movement…
It is a place where water is stored for some period of time.
It is found at the upper edge of the zone of saturation and th…
The geographical region which a stream gets water is called __…
Hydrology
It is the study if the occurrence, distribution, and movement…
Water Reservoir
It is a place where water is stored for some period of time.
Unique properties of water
Available freshwater
Highest per capita supplies of freshwat…
Lowest per capita freshwater supplies
A lot of energy is needed to evaporate water, filters out harm…
Human settlements determined by this
Countries with high precipitation and small population EX: Nor…
Areas with low rainfall and large population EX: Egypt and Isr…
Unique properties of water
A lot of energy is needed to evaporate water, filters out harm…
Available freshwater
Human settlements determined by this
Hydrology
Reservoir
Salinity
Brackish
the branch of science concerned with the properties of the ear…
a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water s…
the concentration of dissolved salts in water etc., usually ex…
salty water
Hydrology
the branch of science concerned with the properties of the ear…
Reservoir
a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water s…
abyssal zone
aquifer
aquifer recharge
arable
the part of the oceanic zone that is found at depths greater t…
an underground layer of water - bearing permeable rock or unco…
the replenishment or recharge of a groundwater aquifer with ad…
land that is fit to produce or support vegetation
abyssal zone
the part of the oceanic zone that is found at depths greater t…
aquifer
an underground layer of water - bearing permeable rock or unco…
abyssal zone
arable
benthic zone
coastal zone
the part of the oceanic zone that is found at depths greater t…
land that is fit to produce or support vegetation
the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water s…
the area where the ocean meets the land, which consumes 10% of…
abyssal zone
the part of the oceanic zone that is found at depths greater t…
arable
land that is fit to produce or support vegetation
aeration zone
aqueducts
aquifer
confined aquifer
Region in the ground in which pore spaces are filled with air
a water supply or navigable channel constructed to convey water
a body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwa…
aquifers in which an impermeable dirt/rock layer exists that p…
aeration zone
Region in the ground in which pore spaces are filled with air
aqueducts
a water supply or navigable channel constructed to convey water
Aeration Zone
Aqueducts
Aquifer
Confined aquifer
Region in the ground in which pore spaces are filled with air.
An artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the fo…
A body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwa…
Aquifer below the land surface that is saturated with water.
Aeration Zone
Region in the ground in which pore spaces are filled with air.
Aqueducts
An artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the fo…
Sublimation
Evapotranspiration
Runoff
Infiltration
A change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without…
Evaporation of water from the soil plus transpiration—the rele…
Water from rain or snowmelt that flows over the land surface a…
The downward movement of water from the land surface into soil…
Sublimation
A change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without…
Evapotranspiration
Evaporation of water from the soil plus transpiration—the rele…
groundwater
zone of aeration
infiltration
hydrology
found in porous rocks, snow, glaciers, aquafiers
layer closes to the surface, where spaces between soil particl…
takes place when rainfall soaks into the ground
study of occurrence, distribution, and movement of water
groundwater
found in porous rocks, snow, glaciers, aquafiers
zone of aeration
layer closes to the surface, where spaces between soil particl…
Freshwater Sources (in order)
Process that Form Lakes
Littoral Zone (Lake)
Photic or Opean Water Zone (lake)
Glaciers/Ice caps, groundwater, lakes, soil moisture, atmosphe…
1.tectonic uplift of a mountain range, creating depression ... 2.…
sloped area close to land
where sunlight is abundant
Freshwater Sources (in order)
Glaciers/Ice caps, groundwater, lakes, soil moisture, atmosphe…
Process that Form Lakes
1.tectonic uplift of a mountain range, creating depression ... 2.…
Abyssal zone
Aquifer
Aquifer recharge
Arable
the part of the oceanic zone that is found at depths greater t…
an underground layer of water - bearing permeable rock or unco…
the replenishment or recharge of a groundwater aquifer with ad…
land that is fit to produce or support vegetation
Abyssal zone
the part of the oceanic zone that is found at depths greater t…
Aquifer
an underground layer of water - bearing permeable rock or unco…
Hydrology
Reservoir
Freshwater
Salt Water
Is the study of the, occurrence, distribution,and movement of…
A water reservoir, in the atmosphere, ocean, or underground, i…
Low concentration of dissolved salts... Examples- Lakes, Rivers,…
Large concentration of dissolved salts... *Refers mostly to oceans
Hydrology
Is the study of the, occurrence, distribution,and movement of…
Reservoir
A water reservoir, in the atmosphere, ocean, or underground, i…
an underground layer of water-bearing p…
an aquifer that is wedged between layer…
the regions on either side of the equat…
the wide part of a river where it nears…
aquifer
confined aquifer
doldrums
estuary
an underground layer of water-bearing p…
aquifer
an aquifer that is wedged between layer…
confined aquifer
Aquifer
Confined aquifer
Doldrums
Estuary
An underground layer of water- bearing permeable rock or uncon…
An aquifer that is wedged between layers of relatively imperme…
The regions on either side of the equator where air pressure i…
The wide part of a river where it nears the sea and where fres…
Aquifer
An underground layer of water- bearing permeable rock or uncon…
Confined aquifer
An aquifer that is wedged between layers of relatively imperme…
hydrology
salinity
brackish
hydraulic residence time
the branch of science concerned with the properties of the ear…
the concentration of dissolved salts in water etc., usually ex…
slightly salty, as is the mixture of river water and seawater…
is a measure of the average length of time that a compound (ex…
hydrology
the branch of science concerned with the properties of the ear…
salinity
the concentration of dissolved salts in water etc., usually ex…
In response to the threats to our ocean…
An influent stream is
Which of the following illustrates a wa…
The Kissimmee River in Florida is an ex…
Troubled Waters statement
Entirely above the water table and a result of precipitation
Precipitation - evaporation = runoff
Flood control that led to habitat destruction
In response to the threats to our ocean…
Troubled Waters statement
An influent stream is
Entirely above the water table and a result of precipitation