A-level W&C 2: Global distribution

This is the key term for land in which water is stored

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Cryosphere

• Atmosphere

This is the key term for liquid water as a store

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Cryosphere

• Atmosphere

This is the key term for frozen water (snow and ice) as a store

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Cryosphere

• Atmosphere

This is the key term for the air as a store

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Cryosphere

• Atmosphere

By far the biggest store of water

• Oceans

• Freshwater

30% of freshwater is held in these underground reservoirs

• Aquatics

• Aquawafers

• Aquifers

• Aquators

The capacity of the soil to store and transfer water

• Soil water budget

• Soil drainage capacity

• Soil maximum point

• Soil water expenditure

What is the water table?

• Where put soft drinks at a party

• Underground reservoirs that store freshwater

• The upper level of saturated rock

• The capacity of the soil to store and transfer water

Do ice sheets contain fresh or salt water?

• Fresh water

• Salt water

Which of these is a transfer in the water cycle?

• Evaporation

• Saline

• Latent heat

• Oceans