Tag: natural resources - air, water and land

Potable water means drinking water. Well, river and lake contain drinking water as these all contain either rainwater and groundwater which is suitable for drinking. The sea which contains salty water that is not suitable for drinking is not a source of potable water.

The water cycle is driven by the sun.

The water in the oceans and seas has many salts dissolved in it. The most abundant ions in sea water are $Cl^-, Na^+. SO _4^{2-}, Mg^{2+}, K^+$.

True. Well water is an example of surface water because it appears on the surface and it is not ground water.

Option B is correct.

Pedogenesis is the scientific term for the process of soil formation from parent material, such as rocky matter. Pedology is the study of soils, while edaphic factors relate to the influence of soil on organisms.

Out of the aggregate expense of different ecosystem services, the dirt arrangement represents around 50 percent and commitments of different administrations like the diversion.

Chemical weathering, often involving acidic water, acts upon soil and rocks to dissolve and leach nutrients and minerals. This process is fundamental to soil chemistry and nutrient cycling.

Soil is formed by the breaking down of rocks by the action of wind, water and Climate. This process is called weathering.