Review Sheet for Water Properties and Water Cycle Test

Topics Covered: Water Properties, Water Cycle, Water Distribution, Technologies

Which Property makes each scenario possible?

  1. The suction cup will only stick to the window if I wet it first.
  1. My mom used water to make Kool-aid, tea, and Crystal Light. All of the powders dissolved completely in water.
  1. Water striders are able to walk on water without sinking.
  1. I tried to mix the oil with the water, but no matter what I did the two liquids would not mix.
  1. The window was covered in rain. As the rain ran down the window, the drops came together to make larger drops of water.
  1. Gina’s doctor suggested that she join a water aerobics class for exercise to keep from re-injuring her knee. He told her that the water takes the pressure off of her knee.
  1. The paper towel soaked up the spill in a jiffy.
  1. The log floated down the river.
  1. The blue dye in the water traveled up to the petals of the white flower.
  1. An iceberg floats on water in the Artic.
  1. Water travels in the following path: Ocean  Bird  Ground  Plant. By what process will the water leave the plant?
  1. What are the two processes by which water enters the Earth’s atmosphere?
  1. What process creates clouds?
  1. Where is most of the water found on the Earth?
  1. What percentage of water is found as fresh water?
  1. What percentage of water is available for human consumption?
  1. What percentage of water is found in the atmosphere?
  1. Given a total volume of water as 1,398,545 gallons, what volume of water would be found in each location? *You will need the percentages you calculated in your water distribution lab.
  1. the oceans ______
  1. ice ______
  1. groundwater ______
  1. surface fresh water______
  1. soil and air______
  1. Describe two process for obtaining “new” fresh water supplies.
  1. What are the environmental issues associated with moving icebergs to warm water for new fresh water resources?
  1. Define the following terms:

  1. Condensation
  2. Evaporation
  3. Impermeable
  4. Infiltration
  5. Permeable
  6. Precipitation
  7. Runoff
  8. Transpiration
  9. Adhesion
  10. Cohesion
  11. Buoyancy
  12. Capillary Action
  13. Polarity
  14. Specific Heat
  15. Surface Tension
  16. Aquifer
  17. Glacier
  18. Iceberg
  19. Reservoir
  20. River basin
  21. Watershed

  1. How can remote sensing be used to monitor water distribution?
  1. Describe the process of ground truthing?
  1. How and why is ground truthing used?
  1. Following a natural disaster how could remote sensing and/or ground truthing be used to study the damages?
  1. Describe the process of water witching.
  1. Describe the relationship of polarity to at least two other properties. Explain your answer.
  1. If leaves did not have stomata, preventing transpiration, how would the water cycle be impacted?
  1. How would a river basin be impacted if a housing development was built, impacting the topography and changing the flow of water in several watersheds?