Water Cycle 4.0 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? GeographyWater CycleA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: AlemaeCreated on: 07-09-17 16:43 What percentage of global water is in the ocean? 97% 1 of 27 What is the residence time for water in the ocean? 3600 years 2 of 27 What percentage of global water is in the cyrosphere? 1.9% 3 of 27 What is the residence time for water in the cyrosphere? 15,000 years 4 of 27 What percentage of global water is in groundwater? 1.1% 5 of 27 What is the residence time for water in groundwater? 100-10,000 years depending on depth 6 of 27 What percentage of global water is in soil moisture? 0.01% 7 of 27 What is the residence time for water in soil moisture? 2-50 weeks 8 of 27 What percentage of global water is in Atmospheric water? 0.001% 9 of 27 What is the residence time for water in Atmospheric water? 10 days 10 of 27 What percentage of global water is in rivers and lakes? 0.01% 11 of 27 What is the residence time for water in rivers and lakes? 2 weeks - 10 years 12 of 27 How much water in the world is saltwater? (%) 98% 13 of 27 How much water in the world is freshwater? (%) 2% 14 of 27 Of the fresh water percentage, how much is in the ice? 87% 15 of 27 Of the fresh water percentage, how much is in the surface water? 1% (suffering pollution) 16 of 27 Of the fresh water percentage, how much is in the groundwater? 12% 17 of 27 What percentage of all freshwater is accessible to humans? less than 1% 18 of 27 What percentage of all freshwater is available to drink? 0.007% 19 of 27 What has the population done since 20th Century? Tripled 20 of 27 What is a drainage basin? an area of land drained by a river system (NOT A CLOSED SYSTEM) 21 of 27 Watershed definition the higher land that separates one water system from another 22 of 27 What is a stakeholder? Someone who is interested in a topic 23 of 27 What is a flux? where water is moving (flows) 24 of 27 What are stores? places where water gathers and stays for a while 25 of 27 What is evapotranspiration? Evaporation and Transpiration combined 26 of 27 What are the three types of rainfall? Convectional, Frontal and Relief 27 of 27
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