{"id":995,"date":"2021-01-25T01:40:57","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T01:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/ptlee\/?p=995"},"modified":"2021-01-25T01:40:57","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T01:40:57","slug":"geo12-2-1-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/ptlee\/2021\/01\/25\/geo12-2-1-16\/","title":{"rendered":"GEO12 &#8211; 2.1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>January 25<\/p>\n<p>Troubleshoot\/discuss Assignments 4,5,6<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 10 &#8211; HYDROSPHERE &amp; HYDROLOGIC CYCLE<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Closed &#8220;Cascading&#8221; System (Fig.10.2 &#8211; p.197)\n<ul>\n<li>matter (water) changes state due to inputs\/outputs of energy (the sun)<\/li>\n<li>actual water is neither added nor taken from the system<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Hydrologic Cycle &#8220;Storehouses&#8221; and &#8220;Storage Time&#8221;\n<ul>\n<li>the places in the hydrologic cycle that water spends time in<\/li>\n<li>the average time water spends in each of the places<\/li>\n<li>Q: Where (in which storehouse) does water spend the least amount of &#8220;storage time&#8221;?<\/li>\n<li>Q: Where (in which storehouse) does water spend the most amount of &#8220;storage time&#8221;?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Storehouse:\u00a0 The Oceans &amp; Salinity\n<ul>\n<li>Abyssal Plain<\/li>\n<li>Salinity\n<ul>\n<li>Q:What factors might affect the salinity of a particular sea?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Thermocline\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;barrier&#8221; creates two distinct zones of temperature + salinity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Ocean Currents\n<ul>\n<li>Video &#8220;How Do Ocean Currents Work?&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Freshwater Storehouses\n<ul>\n<li>Glaciers &amp; Ice Sheets\n<ul>\n<li>Earth has 2 Major Ice Sheets\n<ul>\n<li>Q: Name the two major ice sheets and their location<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Warming Seas &amp; Melting Ice Sheets &#8211; NASA Global Climate Change (see MOODLE)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Groundwater\n<ul>\n<li>water table:\u00a0 level beneath surface of the earth where the ground is saturated with water\n<ul>\n<li>levels vary depending on climate, physical characteristics of the land\n<ul>\n<li>artesian wells vs non-artesian wells\/springs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>aquifers<\/li>\n<li>permeable vs. impermeable rock\n<ul>\n<li>Q: explain how permeable and impermeable rock play a part in groundwater reserves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Rivers &amp; Lakes\n<ul>\n<li>represent less than 1% of Earth&#8217;s fresh water<\/li>\n<li>the St. Lawrence &amp; the Mackenzie represent two of Canada&#8217;s greatest rivers that discharge into the oceans<\/li>\n<li>importance of the Great Lakes<\/li>\n<li>Q: What river on Earth is the greatest discharger of water into the oceans?<\/li>\n<li>Q: Which lake on Earth holds the greatest amount of water?<\/li>\n<li>Q: What is the Earth&#8217;s deepest lake?<\/li>\n<li>Q: What is the largest lake on Earth in terms of surface area?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Atmosphere\n<ul>\n<li>Evaporation\n<ul>\n<li>rate is affected by variables that include wind, surface characteristics, air turbulence, and air temperature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Absolute Humidity (volume) vs Relative Humidity (ratio)<\/li>\n<li>Dew Point (Condensation Point)\n<ul>\n<li>the temperature at which air is saturated (cannot hold any more water)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Condensation\n<ul>\n<li>dew, fog<\/li>\n<li>Q: Explain the process of glasses fogging up immediately when a person goes inside from the cold.<\/li>\n<li>hygroscopic particles attract water vapour<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Precipitation\n<ul>\n<li>rain, snow, sleet, hail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SUSTAINABILITY<\/p>\n<p>Ecological Footprint &#8211; complete as homework for tomorrow&#8217;s class<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>*Note upcoming due dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>January 29 \u2013\u00a0 Digital Portfolio entries on 2020 pandemic changes (Understanding the World through a New Lens)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>January 18 (week of) \u2013 Digital Portfolio \u2013 Blue Gold KWL<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>January 25 (week of) \u2013 Assignment 5 Parts 1 &amp; 2<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>January 25 (week of) \u2013 ASSIGNMENT 4<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>January 25 (week of) \u2013\u00a0 Assignment 6\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>January 29 \u2013 FINAL DIGITAL PORTFOLIOS\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>ONLINE Marks close February 1<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>February 1 \u2013 Self Assessment<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 25<\/p>\n<p>Troubleshoot\/discuss Assignments 4,5,6<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 10 &#8211; HYDROSPHERE &amp; HYDROLOGIC CYCLE<\/p>\n<p> Closed &#8220;Cascading&#8221; 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