Chapter 8 (Surface Water)Final Exam Questions And Complete Answers.

Hydrosphere - Answer All the water at and near the surface of the earth, 97% of which is in oceans Water Cycle - Answer The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth. Less - Answer Ice is ___________ (less/more) dense than water, which is why it floats. Specific Heat - Answer The heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree centigrade Surface Tension - Answer The property of the surface of a liquid that allows it to resist an external force, due to the cohesive nature of its molecules Watershed - Answer The land area that contributes water to a stream, separated by a divide. Divide - Answer A ridge of land that separates one watershed from another Channel - Answer The path that a stream follows Erodibility - Answer Measure of how easily a soil may erode Stream Volume - Answer The amount of water in a segment of the stream at any given time Discharge - Answer The volume of water in a stream that passes a given point in a period of time Turbulence - Answer Violent or unsteady movement of water