Nr 130 exam 2 stuvia 2023 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

water in the atmosphere and large bodies of surface water play a role in moderating..... - ANSWERtemperature and controlling climate what has produced earths landscapes? - ANSWERerosional and depositional effects of streams waves glaciers and tectonic activity what is the largest reservoir in the hydrologic cycle on a global scale - ANSWERthe ocean what percent of earths water does the ocean hold? - ANSWER97.5% most of the water in the hydraulic cycle is ______________ not fresh - AN...

largest reservoir for water in the hydrological cycle - ANSWER-the ocean largest reservoir for fresh water - ANSWER-polar ice sheets -74% of fresh water why is water considered dipolar? - ANSWER-It has a negative charge on one end and a positive charge on the other end. surface tension - ANSWER-polar attraction between adjacent water molecules bonds them together in a strong film -permits water to hold up substances denser than itself (ex. some insects) -what allows you to fill up a ...

hydrologic cycle - ANSWER - fluxes of water between the various reservoirs of the hydrosphere hydrosphere - ANSWER - the totality of Earths water on and just below the surface groundwater - ANSWER - evaporation - ANSWER - water in its liquid form converted to gaseous/vapor form condensation - ANSWER - water vapor converted to liquid or solid state precipitation - ANSWER - condensed water falling under the influence of gravity surface runoff - ANSWER - water that falls on the g...

The hydrogen atoms of a water molecule tend to bond to: - ANSWEROxygen atoms of another molecule When liquid water freezes, what happens to the angle between the hydrogen atoms? - ANSWERThe bond angle increases The oxygen atom and hydrogen atoms form a(n) _________ bond to become a water molecule - ANSWERCovalent bond Which of the following is not a property of water? - ANSWERwater always becomes denser when it gets colder Where is the largest reservoir for water in the NR 130 Exam 2...