Earth's Oceans
A gently sloping part that extends from the edge of each continent
Water found in the spaces between rock particles under the Earth's surface.
What is groundwater (or aquifer)?
The percent of fresh water on Earth.
What is 3%?
An abnormal climate causes changes in winds, currents and weather patterns for 1-2 years and occurs in the Pacific Ocean?
What is El Nino
As you go deeper into the ocean this occurs to the temperature
What is decreases?
The upper boundary of the aquifer.
What is water table?
A lake that stores water for human used is called a
What is reservoir?
What is a nearly flat region of the ocean floor covered in mud and silt
What is abyssal plain
Water that falls to the ground from clouds in the form of rain, snow sleet and hail is
What is precipitation?
What is the process that water seeps into the soil and rock layers called?
What is infiltration?
The majority of Earth's fresh water is stored as?
What is glaciers and icecaps? Also accept ice.
Currents in the Nothern Hemisphere move in what direction?
What is clockwise?
The amount of salt in the ocean water is called..
What is salinity?
Release of water vapor into the air by plants.
What is transpiration?
Water moves easily through materials is called?
What is permeable
2 other places where freshwater can be found.
What is lakes, streams, ponds, groundwater, rivers, aquifers, wells etc.
What is an artesian well?
A long deep valley on the ocean floor where old ocean sinks back into the mantle is called
What is trench or deep ocean treach?
A river and all of its tributaries make a
What is a river system?
The buildup over time of nutrients in freshwater lakes and ponds that leads to an increase in algae is know as
What is a eutrophication?
The land area that supplies water to a river system
What is a watershed?