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OCEANOGRAPHY
hydrology & oceanography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| RELEASE OF WATER VAPOR FROM PLANTS | TRANSPIRATION |
| AMOUNT OF EARTH'S SURFACE COVERED BY WATER | 70% |
| TIDES IN MONTHLY TIDE CYCLE THAT HAVE THE LEAST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIGH & LOW TIDE (SMALLEST RANGE) | NEAP TIDE |
| TWO FACTORS THAT PRODUCE DEEP OCEAN CURRENTS | TEMPERATURE & DENSITY |
| THE CAUSE OF WAVES & SURFACE CURRENTS | WIND |
| ROCK LAYER WHERE UNDERGROUND WATER COLLECTS | AQUIFER |
| TEMPERATURE AT WHICH CONDENSATION OCCURS | DEW POINT |
| OCEAN BORDERED BY EUROPE, N AMERICA, S AMERICA AND AFRICA | ATLANTIC |
| MATERIALS THAT ALLOW WATER TO PASS THROUGH THEM EASILY ARE CALLED ___ | PERMEABLE |
| AMOUNT OF EARTH'S WATER THAT IS SALT WATER | 97% |
| PRECIPITATION CAN TAKE THE FORM OF WHICH STATE(S) OF MATTER? | SOLID AND LIQUID |
| HOW MANY LOW TIDES OCCUR IN A SINGLE DAY? | 2 |
| HOW MANY HOURS PASS BETWEEN HIGH TIDE AND LOW TIDE? | 6 |
| TIDE IN THE MONTHLY TIDE CYCLE WITH THE GREATEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW TIDE (GREATEST RANGE) | SPRING TIDE |
| AMOUNT OF EARTH'S WATER THAT IS FRESH WATER | 3% |
| WATER THAT FLOWS ACROSS THE LANDSCAPE RATHER THAN BEING ABSORBED INTO THE GROUND IS CALLED ___ | RUNOFF |
| PROCESSES THAT INCREASE OCEAN SALINITY | EVAPORATION AND FREEZING |
| AMOUNT OF EARTH'S FRESH WATER THAT IS READILY AVAILABLE FOR HUMAN USE | <1% |
| OBJECTS ARE MORE BUOYANT IN THE DEAD SEA THAN IN THE OCEAN BECAUSE THE DEAD SEA WATER IS MORE DENSE. WHAT IS THE REASON THAT THE DEAD SEA HAS A HIGHER DENSITY THAN THE OCEANS? | THE DEAD SEA'S WATER IS SALTIER (HIGHER SALINITY) |
| AS OCEAN DEPTH INCREASES, TEMPERATURE ___ | DECREASES |
| WHERE IS MOST OF EARTH'S FRESH WATER LOCATED? | ICE CAPS & GLACIERS |
| WHAT IS THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF DRINKING WATER? | RIVERS, LAKES & STREAMS |
| PROCESSES THAT DECREASE OCEAN SALINITY | PRECIPITATION, MELTING ICE/GLACIERS, RIVERS FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN |
| WHAT IS THE GEOLOGIC EVIDENCE THAT THE PACIFIC OCEAN FLOOR IS SLOWLY GETTING SMALLER? | RING OF FIRE - CONVERGENT BOUNDARIES |
| WINDS THAT BLOW OVER THE OCEAN FORMING WAVES & SURFACE CURRENTS ARE TRANSFERRING ___ TO THE OCEAN | ENERGY |
| A LARGE STREAM OF MOVING WATER FLOWING THROUGH THE OCEAN | CURRENT |
| LARGEST AND DEEPEST OCEAN | PACIFIC |
| WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LONG, UNDERSEA MOUNTAIN RANGE & AT WHICH TYPE OF PLATE BOUNDARY IS IT FOUND? | MID-OCEAN RIDGE AT DIVERGENT BOUNDARIES |
| THE DEEPEST PARTS OF THE OCEAN ARE IN ___ FOUND AT ___ BOUNDARIES. | DEEP OCEAN TRENCHES; CONVERGENT |
| AMOUNT OF EARTH'S SURFACE THAT IS LAND AREA | 30% |
| THE CLIMATES OF THE U.K. & WESTERN EUROPE ARE AFFECTED BY WHICH MAJOR CURRENT? | GULF STREAM |
| WHAT TYPE OF CURRENT IS THE GULF STREAM? | WARM SURFACE CURRENT |
| OCEAN CURRENTS ARE CLASSIFIED INTO TWO TYPES: ___ CURRENTS AND ___ CURRENTS. | SURFACE CURRENTS & DEEP CURRENTS |
| WHAT DETERMINES WHETHER A SURFACE CURRENT IS A WARM CURRENT OR A COLD CURRENT? | WHERE THE CURRENT BEGINS - COLD CURRENTS START AT THE POLES AND WARM CURRENTS START AT THE EQUATOR |
| WHY ARE DEEP OCEAN CURRENTS ALWAYS COLD CURRENTS? | WARM WATER IS LESS DENSE, SO IT RISES. COLD WATER IS MORE DENSE, SO IT SINKS. |
| WHICH OCEAN COVERS HALF THE AREA OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN? | THE ATLANTIC OCEAN |
| HOW MANY HOURS PASS BETWEEN HIGH TIDES? | 12 |
| IF A LOW TIDE OCCURS AT 3:30 PM, WHEN WILL THE NEXT LOW TIDE OCCUR? | 3:30 AM (12 HOURS LATER) |
| HOW OFTEN DO SPRING TIDES OCCUR? | 2 SPRING TIDES EACH MONTH |
| DURING WHICH LUNAR PHASES DO NEAP TIDES OCCUR? | 1ST QUARTER & 3RD QUARTER |
| HOW MUCH TIME PASSES BETWEEN NEAP TIDES? | 2 WEEKS |
| IF A SPRING TIDE OCCURS ON MARCH 10TH, WHEN WILL THE NEXT SPRING TIDE TAKE PLACE? | MARCH 24TH (2 WEEKS LATER) |
| WHICH FEATURE OF THE OCEAN FLOOR MARKS THE TRUE EDGE OF THE CONTINENT? | CONTINENTAL SLOPE |
| THE LOWEST POINTS IN THE OCEAN FLOOR ARE FOUND AT ___. | DEEP OCEAN TRENCHES |
| WHAT TECTONIC PROCESS PRODUCES DEEP OCEAN TRENCHES? | SUBDUCTION |
| IF A HIGH TIDE TAKES PLACE AT 10:45 AM, WHEN WILL THE NEXT LOW TIDE OCCUR? | 4:45 PM (6 HOURS LATER) |
| WIND IS THE CAUSE OF BOTH ___ AND ___. | WAVES & SURFACE CURRENTS |
| DURING WHICH LUNAR PHASES DO SPRING TIDES TAKE PLACE? | FULL MOON & NEW MOON |
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cgottlieb
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