Topic 8: Water and Climate Part 2

Water Cycle

• the process by which water is drawn into openings due to the attractive force between water molecules and the surrounding Earth materials

• the overall view of a region's weather conditions over long periods of time

• the subsurface water found beneath the water table in the zones of saturation

• a model, often a diagram, used to illustrate the movement and changes of state (phases) of water at or near the Earth's surface; Also know as the hydrologic cycle

Runoff

• all the natural liquid water flowing at Earth's solid surface, including stream flow

• a condition in which all the particles in a material are the same or similar in size, density, or shape

• the amount of water that passes a certain spot in a stream in a specific amount of time, such as liter per minute.

• a condition in which the particles in a material are of mixed sizes

Sorted

• all the natural liquid water flowing at Earth's solid surface, including stream flow

• a condition in which all the particles in a material are the same or similar in size, density, or shape

• the amount of water that passes a certain spot in a stream in a specific amount of time, such as liter per minute.

• a condition in which the particles in a material are of mixed sizes

Stream Discharge

• all the natural liquid water flowing at Earth's solid surface, including stream flow

• a condition in which all the particles in a material are the same or similar in size, density, or shape

• the amount of water that passes a certain spot in a stream in a specific amount of time, such as liter per minute.

• a condition in which the particles in a material are of mixed sizes

Unsorted

• all the natural liquid water flowing at Earth's solid surface, including stream flow

• a condition in which all the particles in a material are the same or similar in size, density, or shape

• the amount of water that passes a certain spot in a stream in a specific amount of time, such as liter per minute.

• a condition in which the particles in a material are of mixed sizes

Urbanization

• the growth of a city environment

• storing or retaining of precipitation on Earth's land surfaces as ice or snow, or as liquid water on tress and other plants

• the interface between the zone of saturation and zone of aeration

• a condition in which the particles in a material are of mixed sizes

Water Retention

• the growth of a city environment

• storing or retaining of precipitation on Earth's land surfaces as ice or snow, or as liquid water on tress and other plants

• the interface between the zone of saturation and zone of aeration

• a condition in which the particles in a material are of mixed sizes

Water Table

• the growth of a city environment

• storing or retaining of precipitation on Earth's land surfaces as ice or snow, or as liquid water on tress and other plants

• the interface between the zone of saturation and zone of aeration

• a condition in which the particles in a material are of mixed sizes

Seep

• water entering or sinking into, under the influence of gravity, the upper parts of the Earth's lithosphere where the water becomes subsurface water

• the degree to which a porous material (such as rock or soil) will allow fluids such as water and oil, to pass through it

• percentage of open space (pores and cracks) in a material compared to its total volume.

• winds that blow from a certain compass direction for a large part of a year