Properties of Water
As ice freezes it...
Expands
What important movement of water is stopped by El Nino?
Upwelling
Approximately how old are the great lakes?
3000 years old
(began forming 20,000 years ago)
The Great Barrier Reef is located of the coast of which continent?
Australia
What can you do to reduce the amount of plastic in the ocean?
recycle/reduce plastic use/avoid plastic products and single use plastic/ECT...
What is more dense?
Liquid water or Ice
Liquid Water
Where is the Mariana Trench located?
Pacific Ocean
How much of the Earth's surface freshwater is held in the great lakes?
~20%
What oceanic phenomena prevents upwelling off the west coast of the americas?
Which continent is the greatest contributor of plastic trash to the garbage patch?
Asia
Water's tendency to stick together
What is cohesion
How long are El Nino and La Nina cycles supposed to last?
9-12 months
What force of nature formed the great lakes?
Glaciers
What oceanic phenomena causes excessive upwelling off the coast of the Americas
La Nina
What causes ocean currents to rotate?
The Coriolis effect/the rotation of the Earth
Which is more dense? Salt Water or Fresh Water?
Salt Water
How deep is the mariana trench
~11000 - ~12000 Meters Deep
Which is the biggest and deepest great lake
Lake Superior
What are the shells of corals composed of
Calcium carbonate/limestone
What are the rotational currents that keep the garbage in the pacific ocean?
Gyres
An objects mass divided by its volume
Density
The deepest location in the Mariana Trench
Challenger Deep
What water fall do 4 of the great lakes flow into?
What is it called when coral begins turning white under stress?
Coral bleaching
What is the most common type of plastic that can be found in the garbage patch
microplastic