Water chapter #1
Is the smallest particle an element can be separated into and still be the same substance
What is an atom?
At the center of the atom is _________. It is made of the neutrons and protons.
What is the nucleus?
Is the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces over time. This can occur due to exposure to the atmosphere, moving water and biological organisms.
What is weathering?
Occurs when the chemical composition of rocks changes through exposure to water or oxygen.
What is physical weathering?
A continuous physical movement of water caused by wind or density
What is Current?
Matter generally exits in three states:
What are solid, liquid, or gas?
Is a material capable of dissolving other substances.
What is a solvent?
______ the revised theory of plate tectonics, included a mechanism for how the continents were able to move across Earth’s surface.
What is the theory of continental drift?
Are the regular rise and fall of bodies of water as dictated by the gravitational interactions of the Moon, Earth and Sun.
What are Tides?
Are typical driven by the wind. These currents are steady and dependable because of global wind patterns caused by an uneven heating of the Earth’s surface by the Sun.
What are Surface currents?
The amount of movement a particle has is determined by the _____________.
What is amount of energy it has?
71% of our planet is covered in water and most of that water (____%) is held in the oceans.
What is 97%?
The Greek word tekton is a noun meaning:
What is “builder” or “carpenter”?
The difference in height between the high-tide mark and the low-tide mark over the course of a day
What is the Tidal range?
Sudden release of energy on the seabed, either through an earthquake or a volcanic eruption, can lead to ___________
What is a tsunami?
Describes all matter as a collection of particles that are in constant, random motion, even if those movements are only small vibrations.
What is the kinetic particle theory (particle theory)?
Atoms are made of three smaller subatomic particles that, depending on their numbers, give the atom its characteristics or properties. These subatomic particles are __________________
What are protons, neutrons, and electrons?
Forces on and within Earth that help build the geological features that give character to our planet- mountains, trenches, volcanoes- are called ________
What are tectonic processes?
What are the two types of connective tissue?
Connective Tissue Proper and Specialized Connective Tissue
There are three categories of weathering; those are:
What are chemical, physical, and organic weathering?
How are cells formed together to create tissues? The 3 types?
Intracellular Junctions
-Tight junctions
-Desosomes
-Gap junctions
Water has one of the highest _______ due to the number of hydrogen bonds holding the molecules together.
What is a specific heat capacity?
This information, when applied to the ocean floor, provides unique evidence in support of the theory of plate tectonics.
What is the magnetic field of the ocean floor?
What are the three types of cartilage?
Hyaline, Elastic, Fibrocartilage
Every 3 to 5 years, and sometimes as long as 7 years, the weather pattern in the equatorial region of the Pacific Ocean changes.
What is El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO)?