Water And Climate Chp 13

Front 1

capillarity

Back 1

the attractive force between water molecules and the surrounding earth material. that stops some water from moving downward

Front 2

porosity

Back 2

the percentage of open space in a material compared to its total volume

Front 3

water table

Back 3

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

Front 4

infiltration

Back 4

water that seeps into the upper parts of the earth's lithosphere

Front 5

runoff

Back 5

precipitation that is not infiltrated or evaporated

Front 6

ground water

Back 6

subsurface water beneath the water table

Front 7

hydrologic cycle

Back 7

the movement and phase changes of water near the Earth's surface (water cycle)

Front 8

permeability

Back 8

the ability of a material to allow fluids to pass through it

Front 9

sorted

Back 9

if the particles in a material are about the same size

Front 10

unsorted

Back 10

if the particles in a material are of mixed sizes

Front 11

vegetation

Back 11

this influences how much water infiltrates the ground

Front 12

factors that affect infiltration

Back 12

shape, packing, sorting, permeability, porosity, land use, slope, precipitation, surface water, capillarity

Front 13

factors that affect climate

Back 13

latitude, planetary winds, oceans, ocean currents, mountains, elevation, cloud cover, vegetation

Front 14

prevailing winds

Back 14

movements of air over earth's surface that blow in the same direction most of the time

Front 15

monsoons

Back 15

weather changes caused by seasonal shifts in the direction of prevailing winds