Tides
These are the regular rising and falling of ocean water
What are tides?
Storm surges happen most often during these types of storms
What are hurricanes?
This is how water moves in and out of cells
What is osmosis?
This is the frozen form of water found at Earth’s poles.
What is ice?
This pulls ocean water toward the Moon and causes tides
What is gravity?
Storm surges can cause this in coastal areas
What is flooding?
Salt, sugar, or water can change this in cells
What is water balance?
Aquamarine wants to return to the ocean before this moon phase.
What is high tide?
This type of tide happens during a full or new moon and is extra strong
What is a spring tide?
These push water toward land
What are strong winds?
Saltwater makes water leave a fish’s body because it is…
What is salty / hypertonic?
In Aquamarine, storm surges help Aquamarine reach land by flooding this place.
What is the swimming pool?
Besides the Moon, this also affects tides
What is the Sun?
The shape of this can affect how bad a storm surge is
What is the coastline?
This is how fish control salt and water in their bodies.
What is osmoregulation?
This process describes water changing from liquid into gas.
What is evaporation
High tide is when water is at its…
What is highest level?
Storm surges are more dangerous in shallow water because the water can move more…
What is inland/on to land?
Freshwater fish must get rid of lots of water so their cells don’t…
What is swell?
This layer of Earth contains all of the planet’s water.
What is the hydrosphere?