Hydrosphere

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The spaces between underground rock where water is stored is called a/an

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aquifer

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The ability of a material to transmit water through interconnected pores is called

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permeability

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An area of land that drains into a body of water.

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watershed

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How much of the earth's water is freshwater?

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3 %

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Aquifers store ____ water.

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ground

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Why is MOST of the freshwater on Earth not available for our use?

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It is frozen in the icecaps and glaciers.

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Two types of water currents are

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surface and deep

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Which of the following is not a process that decreases the salinity of seawater? runoff from land, icebergs melting, precipitation, evaporation

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evaporation

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Surface currents are caused by ________ and deep currents are caused by __________.

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wind, density

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How does the warm waters of the Gulf Stream affect the climate in North Carolina?

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It makes it warmer and wetter.