Convection Currents
What imaginary line that wraps around the center of the Earth, and receives the most heat energy of any other place on the planet?
Equator
What causes tides?
Gravity from the moon
What is the process of water sinking into the cracks and pores in the soil?
Infiltration
What is the largest amount of FRESH water on Earth?
Ice
How many hydrogen atoms are in a molecule of water?
2
What is another name for Thermal Energy?
Heat Energy
How does salinity (saltiness) affect density?
more salinity makes things more dense
What is the zone called where water fills all the available space in rock and soil?
Zone of Saturation
Water that flows on the surface rather than sinking in to the soil is called __________?
runoff
What term describes a molecule where the electrons are shared unequally, causing one end of the molecule to have a negative charge while the other end has a positive charge?
Polar
True or False: Warm water will rise and is more dense
False
What warm ocean current carries warm water from the equator, up the east cost of the United States, and towards Europe, keeping northern countries warm?
The Gulf Stream
What is the name of the layer between the zone of saturation and the zone of aeration?
The water table
What word do we use to describe the area of land that drains in to a common body of water?
Watershed
What is the property of water that allows it to stick to other things?
Adhesion
Where does thermal energy come from?
The sun
Why does the ocean have waves?
Wind blowing across the surface of the water
What kind of well provides free flowing water once accessed?
Artesian Well
What major watershed do we live in?
Chesapeake Bay Watershed
What is the property of water that allows it to hold on to a lot of heat energy?
High Heat Capacity
What are the three major places that convection currents happen on the planet?
Atmosphere, Oceans, Earth's Mantle
What are the two main category of currents?
Surface currents and deep currents
True or False: Materials with higher morosity can hold more water than materials with lower porosity
True
Name 2 rivers that flow into the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Any of these...
Rappahannock, Potomac, James, York, Susquehanna
What kind of bond holds together one water molecule to another water molecule?
Hydrogen bonds