Waves Currents and Tides
Water Cycle
Location of Water
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Tides are caused by:
The gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun
100
What percentage of Earth's surface is covered in water?
A. 97%
B. 40%
C. 71%
D. 25%
71
100
Does groundwater fall under salt water or freshwater?
Fresh water
100
What does A represent in the picture?
Continential shelf
100
What water makes up most of Earths water
A. Snow
B. swamp
C. Fresh water
D. Condensation
C. freshwater
200
Waves are caused by
wind
200
What forces propel/ move the water trhough the water cycle?
Suns radiation and earths gravity
200
What is majority of Earths covered by?
water
200
What are the volcanoes underwater called?
seamounts
200
Does the sun or the moon have more of an influence on Earths tides?
Moon beucase the sun is further from Earth
300
Name one of the three things that cause deep ocean current
-high salinity
-differences in density
-changes in temperature
300
Name 3 parts of the water cycle
Evaporation precipitation condisation
300
What ocean is located between North America and Africa?
Atlantic Ocean
300
What does B represent in the picture?
continental slope
300
We use graventational forces and the sun and the moon to explain
A. Tides
B. Lunar eclispe
C. Length of day
D. revolution of Earth
A. tides
400
What is the chemical formula of salt
NaCl
400
Name different 3 different types of precipitation
-rain
-sleet
-hail
-snow
400
Are galciers salt water or freshwater?
Freshwater
400
Whats represented by L or F
Volcanic Island
400
What tides are weaker than normal
Neap
500
What is Salinity?
the amount of salt dissolved in water
500
What procees involves water vapor in the air cooling down and forming clouds, turning back into liquid water
condensation
500
Most of Earths usable freshwater supply is located?
Underground
500
What is most of the salt in oceans?
A. sodium chloride
B. Sulfur Chloride
C. Calcium Chloride
D. Magnesium chloride
A. Sodium Chloride
500
What makes spring tides known for?
Higher tides