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Hydrology test

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ocean water has a higher concentration of ___________ __________ than freshwater sodium chloride(salt)
when water vapor rises the vapor cools and starts to form clouds this is called condensation
types of water on earth from greatest to least saltwater, ice/glaciers, groundwater
gases most abundant in the ocean oxygen and carbon dioxide
amount of water on earth remains fairly constant because water that evaporates comes back as precipitation
way to conserve water water your lawn in the morning or evening
deep ocean currents are caused by differences in density
waves are caused by wind
condensation occurs because the temperature decreases
evaporation occurs because the temperature increases
what does ocean water have that fresh water does not? higher concentration of sodium chloride
lowest point of a wave trough
highest point of a wave crest
what changes as you go deeper in the ocean pressure increases(more) & temperature decreases(colder)
why does the ocean have so many dissolved elements? weathering and erosion of rocks
why do we have high tides and low tides? the moon's gravity pulls the ocean causing it to rise and fall
about how much time is it from high tide to low tide? 6 hours
the highest point of a wave to the lowest point of a wave waveheight
if high tide is at 3:00 pm low tide will be about 9:00 pm
if low tide occurs at 2:00 am high tide will be about 8 am
effect of Earth's rotation on direction of the wind and currents Coriolis effect
what is an area of low salinity in the ocean? mouth of a river
Created by: cj_ritter
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