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Hannah's stack
Apologia Physical Science Module 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the Hydrosphere? | The sum of all the water on a planet |
| What is the Hydrologic Cycle? | The process by which water is continuously exchanged between earth's various water sources. |
| What is Transpiration? | Evaporation of water from plants |
| What is Condensation? | The process by which a gas turns into a liquid |
| What is Precipitation? | Water falling from the atmosphere as rain, snow, sleet, or hail |
| What is Distillation? | Evaporation and condensation of a mixture to separate out the mixture's individual components |
| What is Residence Time? | The average time a given particle will stay in a given system |
| What is Salinity? | A measure of the mass of dissolved salt in a given mass of water |
| What is Firn? | A dense, icy pack of old snow |
| What is the Water Table? | The line between the water-saturated soil and the soil that is not saturated with water |
| What is Percolation? | The process by which water moves downward in the soil, toward the water table |
| What is Adiabatic Cooling? | The cooling of a gas that happens when the gas expands with no way of getting more energy |
| What are Cloud Condensation Nuclei? | Small airborne particles upon which water vapor condesends to form water |
| What kind of water makes up the majority of earth's water supply? | saltwater |
| What is the largest source of freshwater on the planet? | glaciers and icebergs |
| What is the largest source of liquid freshwater on the planet? | groundwater |
| What are the ways water can enter the atmosphere in the hydrologic cycle? | Transpiration and Evaporation |
| What process in the hydrologic cycle puts soil moisture into the atmosphere? | Transpiration |
| When a raindrop hits the ground, what are three ways it can end up in a river eventually? | surface runoff, groundwater flow, and |
| What must a lake have in order for it to be a freshwater lake? | It must have a river or stream flowing out of it. |
| Why is the salinity of the ocean evidence that the earth is not billions of years old? | The oceans get saltier every year, and scientists know how much saltier they get. If the earth actually was billions of years old, the oceans would be a lot saltier than they are now. |
| If you tasted melted sea ice, would it taste like freshwater or saltwater? | Saltwater |
| Where do icebergs come from? | Glaciers |
| What is the term for the process by which a portion of a glacier breaks off and falls into the water? | Calving |
| Where do glaciers come from? | Mountains that have snow on them |
| In which body of water would the residence time be shorter: a quickly moving river or a lake that has no river outlets? | a lake that has no river outlets |
| Which freezes at a lower temperature, saltwater or pure water? | Saltwater |
| What is Brine? | Solid frozen water that has highly concentrated pockets of saltwater. |
| What is Sea Ice? | A mixture of solid water and brine in the ocean |
| How much do glaciers move daily? | About less than 1 meter (3 feet) |
| What are Ice Shelves? | Large floating sheets of ice in the ocean |
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