Water cycle
Water falls from the clouds in solid or liquid form
Precipitation
define marine
found in or relating to the ocean
What is the smallest ocean
Southern
whats the fastest fish in the sea
sailfish
The ocean is divided into two regions? What are they?
Continental Margin and Deep Ocean Basin
Same as evaporation but this happens with plants
Transpiration
define Sewage
the waste matter that passes through sewers
What are the names of the 3 marine groups in the ocean?
Plankton,Nekton,Benthos
whats the largest animal in the sea
the Blue whale
What are huge cracks in the DOB?
oceanic trenches
3 steps to the water cycle
Evaporation Condensation Precipitation
define ocean basin
a part of earth's surface that is covered by ocean water
What is the percent of water that we can drink
3 %
how many fish species are there?
there are 20,000 different species
A long undersea mountain chain is called?
Mid Ocean Ridge
Without these 2 steps, plants would not grow
Precipitation and Infiltration
define aquifer
a rock layer that collects and stores water
What two elements make up salt?
Sodium Chloride (NaCl)
what makes the tides
they are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon,sun,and earth
Put the continental margin in descending order
Continental shelf Continental slope Continental rise
what is condensation?
the change from water vapor to liquid water gas to liquid
define hydrosphere
all the water found on,above,or under earth's surface
How did the first oceans form?
The earth cooled enough for water vapor to condense and fall as rain
how deep is the sea?
the deepest part of the sea is 11 kilometers deep
What is a seamount that is water eroded and has a flat top?
Guyot