water cycle
How does the water cycle relate to weather conditions like humidity, clouds and precipitation?
Liquid water evaporates into water vapor, condenses to form clouds, and precipitates back to earth in the form of rain and snow.
it is capable of dissolving more substances than any other liquid.
What are tides?
Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and are also caused by the Earth and Moon orbiting one another.
Do surface currents always move water vertically or horizontally?
horizontal and vertical water movement.
How do waves affect the ocean floor?
Waves can move sand when their energy is in contact with the bottom.
rising global temperature evaporates more water from the ocean and land.
When humans drink seawater, their cells are thus taking in water and salt.
What is a spring tides?
Spring tides happen just after every full and new moon
Does wind affect surface currents?
Surface currents in the ocean are driven by global wind systems
What causes waves in the ocean?
most commonly caused by wind.
What is water cycle
evaporation of water, then condensation, precipitation and collection.
Where does the water come from?
surface or ground water.
what are neap tides ?
Neap tides occur when the moon is in the first or third quarter
Do surface currents affect water temperature, air temperature, or both?
Surface currents affect both water and air temperature.
What is ocean floor called?
the seafloor
Where do puddles go?”
he water goes up into the air and gets mixed into the rest of the air.
What are the 3 main sources of water?
groundwater, surface water and rainwater.
What causes tides?
the gravitational forces exerted on the earth by the moon, and to a lesser extent, the sun.
How far down do surface currents move water?
50 to 100 meters deep
drags on the surface of the water as it blows.
How is snow formed?”
when tiny ice crystals in clouds stick together to become snowflakes.
how many percent of salt water is in the ocean
%97.7 percent of salt water
Why are spring and neap tides so called?
The term appears to have come about because these tides seem to 'spring forth'.
How do surface currents affect the ocean?
controlling the climate.
which three factors most directly affect surface currents in the oceans?
1.global winds 2.coriolis effect 3.continental berlections