Water Unit Test

Ms Miller 8i test

Water System

Water System

All the water on Earth, including salt water, fresh water, aquifers, and ice caps, is part of the Earth's water system.

Water Recycling

Water on Earth is a fixed amount and is constantly __, emphasizing the importance of conserving and not polluting water.

Importance of Water in Human Body

Water is essential for human survival, present in every cell, tissue, and organ, regulating temperature, supporting organ systems, and aiding in waste removal.

States of Water

Water exists in three states - solid (ice), liquid (standard water), and gas (vapor), with its state dependent on heat levels.

Desalination

The process of removing salt from ocean water, crucial in combating water scarcity and providing clean drinking water.

The impact of water scarcity

It led to damaged habitats, decreased freshwater availability, and contamination issues, affecting plant and animal life globally.

Salinity

The measure of salt in water, influencing the quality and usability of water resources.

Water Sustainability

Various Indigenous practices contribute to water protection, exemplified by areas like Edehzhie, preserving spiritual and ecological significance.

Water Importance and Changes

Water is vital for Earth's survival, supporting life and changing states based on temperature, transitioning between ice, liquid, and vapor.

Water and Climate

Understanding the percentage of freshwater vs. saltwater, heat capacity, moderation, microclimates, and coastal storms.

Evaporation

When liquid becomes a gas. [e.g In the Water Cycle, it turns bodies of water such as lakes & rivers into water vapor.]

Condensation

When a gas becomes liquid. [e.g In the Water Cycle, clouds made from water vapor cannot hold any more water and then it starts to precipitate, which is the gas-to-liquid change.]

Precipitation

Is the waterfall from clouds. This includes rain, snow, sleet, and hail. It falls back into the soil.

Ground Water

Water inside the ground within soil and rock.

Watershed

An area of land where all the water eventually collects into a lake or a river.

The water cycle

The process of water converting from the 3 states (solid, liquid, gas) and it circulates between Earth’s oceans, atmosphere, and land and this process is fueled by the Sun’s energy.

Deposition

When gas becomes solid. [e.g When water vapor is exposed to extremely cold temperatures, it can become a solid before it becomes liquid.]

Freezing

When liquid becomes solid. [e.g Water being frozen to make ice cubes.]

Sublimation / Sublimate

Where solid directly becomes gas. [e.g: Dry ice __ into carbon dioxide gas.]

Heat Capacity

The ability to absorb/store heat. [e.g Water absorbs heat slower than]

Moderation

To change [e.g how water affects the temperature in the surrounding land].

Aquifers

Reserves of underground freshwater [e.g A lot of water is stored underground as it travels through soil & rock.]

Large bodies of water

Lakes, Rivers, Ponds

Micro-Climate

A small area of a larger region that will experience different climate than the region around it.