Water
The movements of water in and between reservoirs (e.g. oceans, clouds, streams, ice, and groundwater).
Large sheets of flowing ice.
The regular rising and falling of Earth's surface water twice a tidal day as a result of the Moon's and Sun's gravitational attraction.
Local surface currents that move along a shoreline in the direction of prevailing winds.
The part of the ocean closest to the shore, between low and high tide.
Water that falls from the sky to Earth's surface; may take the form of rain, snow, sleet, hail, or freezing rain.
A sheet of ice covering a large area that is not confined to a valley.
The lowest water levels during a day when high tide is one-quarter of the way around Earth's sphere.
A strong surface current that returns to the ocean from the shore.
The upper 200 m of the ocean, where sunlight penetrates.
Water in the form of a gas.
A crevasse near the top of a glacier where moving ice below is separated from stagnant ice above.
The highest water levels during a day caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon.
A horizontal movement of ocean water, caused by surface winds.
The part of the ocean where the continental shelf gradually slopes seaward. Sunlight can penetrate to the bottom in much of this zone
Process in which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas.
The lower part of a glacier where the amount of snow and ice that melts off is greater than the amount that accumulates.
The smallest tidal range in a lunar month occurring at the first- and third-quarter moons when the Sun and Moon are at 90o relative to each other, relative to Earth.
Temperature and salinity (density) driven currents that drive deep ocean circulation.
The zone in the water column deeper than 200 m where sunlight does not penetrate
The change of a substance from a solid to a gas without going through the liquid phase.
The upper part of a glacier where the amount of snow and ice that accumulates is greater than the amount that melts off.
A large tidal range that occurs when the Moon, Sun, and Earth area aligned; this happens at full and new moon phases.
Five loops created by surface ocean currents.
The open ocean, where sunlight does not reach the seabed.