Exxon Pipe transporting tar sands across the USCan leak and get in the Ogallala AquiferClimate change because it’s a dirty source and takes a lot to refineHydrosphere and Cryosphere (ice)Most fresh water is in iceHumans are 60% water and can only go a few days withoutWater shortage is THE major crisis of the futureOver 50% of world’s pop does not have waterEmotionally connected to water and the color blue used to inspire people to conservationBiological/psychological attachment to the oceanBlue marble campaign – our planet is blueDifferent phases of waterIce, Liquid, Vapor – all involved in the hydrologic cycleUniversal SolventDrives biochemical rxns, especially in bodySolid is lighter than liquid ice floats organisms can live under iceCrucial role in weather and climateHydrological Cycle powered byGravity – PrecipitationSolar Energy – Evaporation5 processes: Precipitation, Condensation, Evapotranspiration, Runoff, InfiltrationTranspiration: Water absorbed by plants to leaves vapor leaves from leavesDetermines global water budget: proportion of water in different stagesNet increase in water over waterOver land: net decrease, because it is driven by precipitationART= size of reservoir/rate of transferAmount of time a parcel of water stays in a reservoirHydrologic Cycle 02/14/2013Exxon Pipe transporting tar sands across the US-Can leak and get in the Ogallala Aquifer -Climate change because it’s a dirty source and takes a lot to refineHydrosphere and Cryosphere (ice) -Most fresh water is in ice-Humans are 60% water and can only go a few days without -Water shortage is THE major crisis of the future oOver 50% of world’s pop does not have water -Emotionally connected to water and the color blue used to inspirepeople to conservation oBiological/psychological attachment to the ocean oBlue marble campaign – our planet is blue Different phases of water -Ice, Liquid, Vapor – all involved in the hydrologic cycle -Universal Solvent -Drives biochemical rxns, especially in body -Solid is lighter than liquid ice floats organisms can live under ice -Crucial role in weather and climate Hydrological Cycle powered by -Gravity – Precipitation-Solar Energy – Evaporation 5 processes: Precipitation, Condensation, Evapotranspiration, Runoff, Infiltration -Transpiration: Water absorbed by plants to leaves vapor leaves from leavesDetermines global water budget: proportion of water in different stages-Net increase in water over water-Over land: net decrease, because it is driven by precipitation ART= size of reservoir/rate of transfer -Amount of time a parcel of water stays in a
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