General Knowledge
The name of the Largest Ocean
Pacific
When liquid water turns to gas
Evaporation
The three oceans that border Canada
Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic
A rock that seems out of place for its surroundings
erratic boulder
The name we give the effect that traps heat via gasses in our atmosphere
Greenhouse effect
Around 2% of the earth's water is store as freshwater in these...
Glaciers/Ice Caps
Any time water makes contact with the earth from clouds.
Precipitation
What does salinity tells us about water.
Its salt content or saltiness
The water that is flowing as it melts from a glacier.
Melt Water
With the formula of CO2, the english name of the most common greenhouse gas
Carbon Dioxide
The chemical formula for water
H2O
Water that moves along the surface as streams and rivers
Run-off
The rough percentage of water on earth that is found in the ocean.
97%
A pile of sediment at the end of where a glacier used to be.
Morraine
The historical event/period that caused a massive increase in the amount of greenhouse gasses that humans produce
Industrial Revolution
The name given to the entirety of water on the planet that interacts with the geosphere and atmosphere.
Hydrosphere
Water travelling underneath the surface of the soil.
Groundwater
List 2 reasons why surface currents form in the shape and direction that they do
Uneven heating of the globe,
The rotation of the earth
The shape of the continents
A bowl-like shape carved into a mountain.
Cirque
Describe the Albedo Effect
Ice that is brightly colored reflects light better than dark soil, thus making the earth warmer when the ice is gone
What does it mean if water is NOT potable
We can't drink it
Water leaving the cells of plants as vapor
Transpiration
What would fine, smooth sand tell us about the beach where its located?
The beach is old and has been eroded over many years.
The sharp jagged points at the tops of a mountain range
Arete
The heat that is not trapped by the greenhouse effect moves here.
Outer Space