HYDROSPHERE

• Hydrosphere


  The component of the Earth system composed of water in all its states
• Melting glaciers is a major factor contributing to sea level rise- TRUE
• Condensation

  The process by which water vapor turns back into liquid water
• 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by water- TRUE
• Wetlands

  Areas of land covered by water or saturated with water or often serve as the transition zones between aquatic and terrestrial environments
• Runoff

  The water that flows like rivers and streams to join larger lakes or oceans
• Water pollution harms fish and other aquatic life in aquatic ecosystems- TRUE
• Groundwater

  The largest reservoir of liquid freshwater on Earth, found in aquifers
• Glacial retreat is the process in which the Cryosphere's glacial melts are faster than the ice being replaced by precipitation- TRUE
• Main components of the water cycle


  • Evaporation
  • Condensation
  • Precipitation