Hydrological cycle Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is meant by a store and a flow? - A store is where water is held for varying amounts of 'residence' time. A flow is the movement of water between stores Identify the three largest stores in size order - 1. The oceans 2. Icecaps and glaciers 3. Groundwater Which two water stores are non-renewable, and why? - 1. Fossil water: old, deep groundwater from former wetter periods 2. Losses from the cryosphere: melting of ice as a result of global warming Distinguish between blue and green...

Global Hydrological Cycle -Answer Circulation of water around the earth How is the Global Hydrological Cycle a closed system? -Answer No external inputs or outputs. The amount of global water is finite and constant. Open system -Answer Receives inputs from and transfers outputs of energy and matter to other systems Sources that drive the Global Hydrological Cycle (2) -Answer Solar energy (in the form of heat) Gravitational Potential Energy (precipitation falls to the ...

ESS exam questions & answers 2024/2025 Outline two negative environmental impacts of aquaculture 2b - ANSWERSLoss/degradation of natural habitats; disease spread through farm Describe two strategies for the management of sustainable capture fisheries 2c - ANSWERSregulation of quotas/minimum size of fish caught. restriction to fishing seasons / to let stocks recover. Outline the factors that contribute to total biodiversity of an ecosystem 6a - ANSWERSbiodiversity includes the ...

MTTC 103 Study Test Questions with Correct Answers A chart of the hydrological Cycle / Water Cycle with letters and to name one of it ? - Answer-condensation Doctor worked in Africa , helped give birth to women & treated people but didn't wear gloves but then figured theory that he should so disease decreases 38 + 3 %? - Answer-Disease Prevention The 1st grade teacher is teaching a unit in Science with a good Strategy ? - Answer-Choose to take them on an imaginary walk through a lunar ec...

THE WATER CYCLE AND WATER INSECRITY EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS [GRADED A+] ACTUAL EXAM 100% What is meant by a store and a flow? - ANS---A store is where water is held for varying amounts of 'residence' time. A flow is the movement of water between stores Identify the three largest stores in size order - ANS---1. The oceans 2. Icecaps and glaciers 3. Groundwater Which two water stores are non-renewable, and why? - ANS---1. Fossil water: old, deep groundwater from former wet...

Hydrological cycle correct answers System of stores and flows of the water in ecosystem driven by the solar radiation, which can be easily disrupted by human activities Storages correct answers Atmosphere, clouds, organisms, ocean/lake, glacier, groundwater, soil Hydrosphere correct answers All the forms in which the Earth's water can exist Turnover time correct answers Time taken for water to completely replace itself in part of the system, being renewable when replaced yearly or more...

percentage of people who do not have enough water correct answer: 10% percentage of people who don't have safe water correct answer: 40% is a limited resource correct answer: freshwater linkage of marine and freshwater aquatic environments correct answer: hydrological cycle (water cycle) The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back correct answer: water cycle An ecosystem where all water runoff drains into a single body of wate...

The water cycle and water insecurity revision notes for A Level Edexcel Geography what is a drainage basin - -a river's drainage basin is the area surrounding it where the rain falling on land flows into that river (river's catchment) -the boundary of the drainage basin is called the watershed -open (with inputs and outputs), the total amount of water changes over time -local hydrological systems what is a large drainage basin - -steep sides (ability to move precipitation into the ...

What is the hydrological cycle? - Answer Closed system driven by solar energy and gravitational potential. The 4 main erosion processes? - Answer Hydrolic action, Air trapped in rocks forces cracks open. Abrasion, rocks wearing down cliff. Attrition, rocks wearing down other rocks. Corrosion, weathering. Types of Beach landform? - Answer Storm beach, high energy deposition. Berms, summer swell deposition. Offshore ridges/bars, formed by destructive wave erosion and deposition...

T/F The hydrological cycle is the natural exchange of water between the ocean and the atmosphere - ANSWER True T/F 25% of the earths water is surface water, but only a small portion can be tapped by wells - ANSWER Flase T/F Groundwater hydrology is the science concerned with the occurrence, distribution, and movement of water above the earths surface - ANSWER False T/F Groundwater is the soil water that collects in porous water bearing geological formations called aquifers - ANSWER True...