Earth: The Water Planet
Fresh Water
Characteristics and Composition of Ocean
Ocean Waves & Tides
Unscramble
100
Approximately what percentage of Earth’s water is fresh water?
3%
100
Marshes, bogs, and _________________________are examples of freshwater wetlands.
swamps
100
Salinity is a measure of ____in water.
dissolved salt (salt)
100
crest
100
the type of energy that drives convection currents in the ocean
L O A R S
SOLAR
200
Approximately what percentage of Earth’s water is salt water?
97%
200
A place where heated groundwater bubbles to the surface is called a(an) _________________________.
natural spring
200
In which zone is ocean temperature most affected by the weather?
Surface zone
200
The force of the sun’s and moon’s _________________________pulling on Earth causes tides.
gravity
200
These are the streams and small rivers that feed into a main river.
U T A R I E R T B I S
TRIBUTARIES
300
Evaporation, condensation, and precipitation are all major parts of what cycle
water cycle
300
The top of the saturated zone is called the _________________________.
water table
300
As you descend through the water column, what happens to temperature?
it decreases
300
The daily rise and fall of water on Earth’s coastlines are called _________________________.
tides
300
The land that supplies water to the river system
D A H E T W S R E
WATERSHED
400
evaporation
400
This is underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water
aquifer
400
Ocean-floor research is difficult because of the _________________________pressure and low temperature in the deep ocean.
high
400
A wave is the movement of _________________________through a body of water.
energy
400
The type of wave that has a crest and trough.
V S N E S T A R E R
TRANSVERSE
500
Plants use water to undergo photosynthesis. They also release water into the atmosphere. The process that plants use to release water though leaves is called?
transpiration
500
Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers is called ____.
groundwater
500
Evaporation increases the _________________________of sea water, since the salt is left behind as the water evaporates
salinity
500
Tides are caused by the interaction of what three bodies?
Earth, Sun and moon
500
Type of wave that does not have a crest or trough
G L I N D O N T U L A I
LONGITUDINAL