Earth Science Study Guide Unit 2
Earth Science Study Guide Hydrosphere
1. Draw and label each step of the water cycle- define each label
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2. Draw a picture of an aquifer and label the following parts: impermeable rock, permeable rock, water table, zone of aeration, zone of saturation
3. How do wells work
4. What is the number one use for surface water
5. Compare and contrast delta and alluvial fan
6. Explain how an oxbow lake can form
7. Explain how streams develop and the types of loads they carry
8. Name 3 reasons we need wetlands and estuaries
9. Describe how a sinkhole forms
10. What does photic and aphotic mean
11. Why does salinity vary throughout the ocean?
12. Why does density vary throughout the ocean?
13. Explain how ocean currents move as in Density currents vs Surface currents
14. Explain the conveyor belt model
15. Explain the function and movement of the Gulf Stream
16. Explain the Coriolis effect and how it effects surface currents
17. How does water particles move as in their movement when cold vs when warm
18. Define thermocline
19. How can we know what is at the bottom of the ocean- what can we use to find out
20. Discuss what is upwelling and why it is important for it to happen
21. Compare and contrast point source pollution and non-point source pollution and explain their effects on water quality
22. What is Eutrophication and what can cause it to happen?
23. Explain issues of ground and surface water pollution, wetland and estuary degradation, and salt water intrusion
24. List all possible pollutions of water and what it affects using the following diagram
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25. Explain how pollutants might flow through a watershed.
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