Water Cycle and Freshwater Distribution

University:
Florida Gateway College
Course:
GLY 1001 | Earth Science
Academic year:

2019
Views:

145

Pages:

2
Author:

Alma Stephenson

Water Cycle Questions and Answers Question Can springs have cool or warm water? ? What percentage of the Earth's water is fresh water? What is the gaseous form of water? What percentage of fresh water is in the form of icebergs? Most fresh water in the atmosphere is the in the form of what? What percent of fresh water on earth is usable by humans? Some of Earth's fresh water is deep what? True or False. All Earth's oceans are connected to form a single world ocean? Icebergs are formed from frozen what? Where is most fresh water located: underground water OR River and Lake water? True or False. The Water Cycle is unnatural and a manmade process? What is the water cycle powered by? True or False. The water cycle has no real beginning or end. How do plants take in water? How do plants give off water? What are the major processes of Water Cycle? What does Evaporation change water to? What produces water vapor from plants? Answer Both. Some springs have cool water and some have hot water. If water flows deep in the Earth, the water becomes heated. 97% 3% Water Vapor 75% or Three quarters Water Vapor 1% Groundwater True Fresh water Underground water False. The Water cycle is a natural process. The sun. True. Through their roots. Through transpiration in their leaves. Evaporation, Condensation, and Precipitation. Water Vapor Transpiration. Condensed water droplets that combine with dust What forms clouds from water vapor? particles in the atmosphere. Precipitation falls back to the earth in what forms? Rain, snow, sleet, and hail. up, air tends to be colder. Cold air holds less Why does water vapor condense (condensation) when Higher water vapor than warm air. It condenses into liquid it travels far above the earth? water. Condensed droplets of water clump together around tiny How do clouds form? dust particles forming clouds. If groundwater reaches the surface, how does it reenter It reenters the water cycle by evaporation into the the water cycle? earth's atmosphere. What is the source of all fresh water on the earth's atmosphere? In other words, where does all fresh water Precipitation. come from? True or False. The rates of evaporation and True. precipitation are the same and balanced. Home use, Agriculture, Industry, Transportation, and What are some ways that people use water? Recreation. Some areas of agriculture do not receive adequate amounts of rainfall. What do the do to solve the Irrigate (irrigation) water to supply water to farm land. problem? Water is essential to living things to grow, reproduce, and How is water essential to living things? carry out other important processes. can cause great damage to ships including Why are icebergs considered the "terror of ships at sea? Because sinking them like the Titanic. What do icebergs consist of? Fresh Water. How do icebergs form? How are icebergs tracked? Why is it important to track icebergs? When glaciers reach the sea coast, large chunks break off forming icebergs. They are tracked by using ships, planes, and satellite. To warn ships and other watercraft of icebergs to prevent accidents.