Where does most drinking water come from?
What is groundwater
Approximately what percent of Earth's surface is covered in water?
What is 71%
Which indirectly causes ocean and sea waves?
What is Solar Energy
What is the term for a giant wave caused by an earthquake with an epicenter on the ocean floor?
What is Tsunami
What happens when the polar ice caps melt?
What is Sea level Rises
Name the stages of the water cycle that require radiation.
What is Evaporation and Transpiration
What is the term for water that moves across the surface of the land and enters streams and rivers?
What is Runoff
Lakes Rivers and Oceans are all part of what Earth system?
What is Hydrosphere
Which force is primarily responsible for ocean tides?
What is gravitational Force
Which number identifies a mid-ocean ridge?
What is Number 5
Corbitt takes a bottle of juice out of the refrigerator. He notices that water begins to form on the outside of the bottle. Which of the following explains why the water started to form?
What is Condensation forms on the bottle because the room is warmer than the bottle.
What stages require water to give off heat?
What is Condensation
This model can best be used to do what?
What Is It can be used to study the entire water system on a manageable scale.
Water that infiltrates the soil and is stored in the spaces between sediment particles is referred to as?
What is Ground Water
Which factor contributes most to changes in surface ocean currents as the seasons change?
What is shifting wind patterns
Which area on the diagram most likely has water with the highest salinity?
What is Z
As energy from the Sun hits the ocean, that energy transforms the water in the ocean into?
What is Water Vapor in the Atmosphere
Name all 5 oceans that make up the global ocean
What is Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern and Arctic
What parts of the water cycle are driven by the force of gravity?
What is Precipitation, runoff, infiltration and groundwater flow
An underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or gravel from which groundwater can be extracted is called?
What is Aquifer
Define tides and explain what causes them.
What is Tides are the daily rise and fall of Earth’s waters on its coastlines.
Which letter on the diagram shows the region where coral reefs are most likely to be found?
What is W
What is the most likely cause of ocean waves?
What is Surface Winds
Which Ocean is the Mariana Trench Located in?
What is the Pacific Ocean
Imagine that the sun began producing more heat and light energy. What two things would be the least likely to change in the water cycle?
What is the speed of falling precipitation, and the rate of groundwater movement
Starting in South America, if you were to travel due east around the world, in which order would you pass through Earth's oceans?
What is Atlantic, Indian, Pacific
Based on the data contained in the chart, when will the evening high tide most likely occur on December 26?
What is 7:32pm
Which is most likely represented by letter X?
What is The Continental Slope
Name the types of currents
What is Surface Currents and Density Currents
When is Mrs. Riley's birthday?
What is Sunday November 24th