Earth's water
Water is a ________ molecule, meaning positive hydrogen end of one water molecule attracts the negative oxygen ends of another.
What is polar
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
_________ occur when the moon lines up with the earth and sun at a right angle
What are neap tides
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 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
2/3 of Earth's freshwater comes from_________.
What are glaciers
Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers is called ____.
What is groundwater
Water moves between the oceans and land through these two water cycle processes?
What are evaporation and precipitation (or condensation)
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
After water is evaporated and reconverted into liquid (condensation) it returns to Earth in this part of the water cycle.
What is precipitation
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 amounts of nutrients
The top of the saturated zone in a body of water is called ________.
What is the water table