Hydrology

Question 1

What are mid-ocean ridges?

Accepted Answer

underwater mountain chains near many active volcanoes

Question 2

The salts in the sea come from

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weathering and erosion of rocks

Question 3

Why does the ocean cover different amonts of beach at different times of the day/

Accepted Answer

he moons gravity pulls the ocean, so it rises and falls

Question 4

What is the cause of most ocean surface currents?

Accepted Answer

the wind

Question 5

Which process is most important to the water cycle?

Accepted Answer

evaporation

Question 6

Only 3% of water on Earth is fresh, with 60% unavailable for man's use because

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it is frozen

Question 7

Georgians can expect an air mass from over the Gulf of Mexico to be:

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warm and humid air

Question 8

Tropical seas will have higher

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salt concentrations

Question 9

which is MOST important in how much groundwater can be stored in underground rock?

Accepted Answer

the rock's porosity

Question 10

Which factor creates currents, not ocean waves?

Accepted Answer

density differences

Question 11

What technology is used to measure the depth of the ocean?

Accepted Answer

sonar

Question 12

Large, dark clouds tht produce thunderstorms are called

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cumulonimbus clouds

Question 13

How is the water in Lake Blakeshear and the water in the Atlantic ocean different?

Accepted Answer

ocean water has more dissolved minerals than lake water

Question 14

What is the main cause of ocean tides?

Accepted Answer

gravitational pull of the moon

Question 15

Why are tides continually rising and lowering every day?

Accepted Answer

the position of the Moon is constantly changing

Question 16

Which term refers to the area at the seashore, underwater at high tide and seen at low tide?

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intertidal zone

Question 17

which step in the water cycle returns water to the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

evaporation

Question 18

What is a major source of calcium and sodium in oceans?

Accepted Answer

weathering and erosion of rocks

Question 19

Which ocean feature has the greatest amount of water pressure?

Accepted Answer

trench

Question 20

When ice forms, in the oceans, what is the water like directly underneath the newly formed ice?

Accepted Answer

it becomes more salty

Question 21

What two conditions are necessary for frost to form for air saturated with water and the

Accepted Answer

temperature is 0 degrees or less

Question 22

Where are ridges, plates, and hydrothermal vents found on the planet?

Accepted Answer

at the bottom of the Earth's oceans

Question 23

Low pressure system develops in the Atlantic Ocean near the equator with winds reaching 120 KM

Accepted Answer

hurricane

Question 24

Where is MOST of the solid water on Earth?

Accepted Answer

in Earth's polar regions

Question 25

With 100% humidity and the temperature dropping from 32 degrees to 18 degrees C; we will see:

Accepted Answer

dew

Hydrology

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Hydrology

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