Water Cycle
In what part of the water cycle does water vapor turn back into a liquid? Evaporation, Precipitation, Infiltration, or Condensation
Condensation
If you are on the beach and you walk in to the ocean, your first steps will be on what part of the ocean floor? Continental Shelf, Continental Slope Abyssal Plain, or Volcanic Island
Continental Shelf
What is the main cause of Surface Currents? Wind, Density, Temperature, or Density?
Wind
Of all the freshwater on Earth, what percent is usable for humans? 97%, 3%, 30%, or less than 1%
Less than 1%
True or False: The deeper you go into the ocean, the lower the salinity?
False. The greater the depth the greater the salinity.
Name three different types of precipitation.
Rain, Hail, Sleet, and/or Snow
A mountain range on the ocean floor is called what?
Mid-Ocean Ridge
What are two causes of Deep Ocean Currents? Density, Wind, Salinity, and/or Temperature
Density, Salinity, and/or Temperature
What is the definition of "Water Conservation" ? (*Bonus* Give an example of how someone can conserve water)
Using water efficiently and reducing unnecessary water usage because a very small amount of Earth's water is safe and accessible for humans to use.
(*Bonus* Take shorter showers, turn of water when brushing teeth, etc.)
In an experiment, a scientist put food coloring in both salt water and fresh water. In the fresh water, the food coloring began to sink towards the bottom, but in the salt water it stayed at the top. Why did this happen?
Because salt water is more dense.
True or False: When saltwater evaporates, the salt remains with the water as it turns into water vapor.
False. When saltwater evaporates, the water turns into water vapor and the salt is left behind.
Deepest part of the ocean floor (*Bonus* What is name of the deepest one of these)
Trench (Deepest one is the Mariana Trench)
What is the primary cause of tides?
The Moon's gravitational pull
Where is most freshwater located?
What two factors determine the density of water? Volume, Temperature, Depth, and/or Salinity
Temperature and Salinity
(*Bonus* Is warmer water or colder water more dense?)
What part of the water cycle occurs when water doesn't infiltrate the Earth's surface and instead goes across the surface and into bodies of water?
Runoff
The flat area on the bottom of the ocean floor is called what?
Abyssal Plain
What is the primary cause of waves?
The Wind
Where is most of Earth's total water supply located? Lakes, Oceans, Glaciers, or Groundwater?
Oceans
As you go deeper into the ocean and density increases, does the water pressure increase or decrease?
Water pressure increases the deeper you go into the water.
"After a storm, the Sun came out and most of the puddles created by the storm disappeared". What part of the water cycle caused the puddles to "disappear"? Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, or Transpiration.
Evaporation
An underwater mountain that does not reach the oceans surface is called? Continental Shelf, Continental Slope, Mid-Ocean Ridge, or Seamount?
Seamount
Temperature affects both surface currents and deep ocean currents. Why does this happen?
This is because cold water is more dense so it sinks and warm water is less dense so it rises.
What percent of Earth's total water supply is saltwater? Less than 1%, 97%, 30% or 3%
(*Bonus* Is saltwater only found in Oceans?)
97%
Which body of water is less dense, the Pacific Ocean or Lake Lanier
Lake Lanier because it is freshwater and the Pacific Ocean is salt water.