Earth's water
Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers is called ____.
What is groundwater
The process that produces water vapor from bodies of water is called ______?
what is Evaporation
Organisms that perform photosynthesis are found in which zone?
Marshes, bogs, and _________________________are examples of freshwater wetlands.
What are swamps
When plants release water from their leaves
What is transpiration
____are the streams and small rivers that feed into a main river.
What are tributaries
Water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is called ____.
What is precipitation
Salinity is a measure of ____in water
What are dissolved salts
A place where heated groundwater bubbles to the surface is called a(an) ______________
What is a hot spring
2/3 of Earth's freshwater comes from_________.
What are glaciers
What percentage of Earth's water comes from the ocean?
What Is 97%
Plants contribute to which part of the water cycle?
What is evaporation
The horizontal distance between wave crests is the ____.
What is wavelength
Wetlands provide habitats for many living things because of their sheltered waters and ____.
What are large supplies of nutrients
The daily rise and fall of Earth’s water on its coastlines are called
What are tides
Water is a ________ molecule, meaning positive hydrogen end of one water molecule attracts the negative oxygen ends of another.
What is Polar
The ______ is the energy source that drives the water cycle.
What is the sun
In this zone, many organisms produce light using chemicals in a process called bioluminescence.
What is the midnight zone
An aquifer is a(an) ____.
what is an underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water
_____ form when water collects in hollows and low-lying areas of land.
What are ponds and lakes
The ability of water to move through materials with pores or narrow spaces is called _____.
What is Capillary action
The process of a gas changing to a liquid is known as ______.
What is condensation
The 5 oceans that scientists recognize-
What are the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Pacific
A well in which groundwater rises because of pressure is called a(an) ____.
What is an artesian well
The top of the saturated zone in a body of water is called ________.
What is the water table