Definitions
Section 8.1-8.3
Section 8.4-8.8
Section 8.9-8.12
Section 8.13-8.17
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A solid turning into a gas without the liquid stage.

Sublimation

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How much of the ocean makes up the earth? 
97% 
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Does the gradient in the stream become steeper or not as steep as the stream moves to different areas? 
Not as steep
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Do oceans distribute heat to the world? 
Yes


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What is a wave? 

A change in the shape of water caused by energy from wind 

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Where two streams meet 


onfluence  


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How much fresh water makes up the earth?
3%
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What are ponds? 

small water bodies often fed by springs

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True or False: Oceans do not have much biodiversity. 
False
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What's the tidal range? 

The difference between the ocean level at high tide and the ocean level at low tide

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A bend in a stream channel 


Meander 


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What is a water molecule made up of? 
Two hydrogen atoms and one atom of oxygen 
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What is the one main cause of a flood? 

when precipitation falls more quickly than water can be absorbed into the ground or carried away by rivers or streams

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What is salinity? 
The amount of salt in an ocean
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What is the result of global wind patterns?

Major surface ocean currents 

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ive loops created by surface currents.  

Gyre 

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Name the three states of matter. 
Solid, liquid, and gas
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Can glaciers move? 
Yes
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What divided the oceans zones? 

Oceanographers divide the ocean into zones both vertically and horizontally

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What plays a big role in earth's climate? 
Surface Currents 
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 In the ocean where sunlight penetrates.


photic zone 

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How does a water change it's state? 

By evaporation, condensation, and sublimation

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What's wrong with the glaciers at  Glacier National Park?

Many of the glaciers have shrunk and are no longer active

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How many zones does an ocean have? 
5
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What does cooling or evaporation of fresh water from the sea surface do> 


It makes surface water dense and causes it to sink


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