HYDROSPHERE

Cards (10)

  • 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