Earth Science Chapter 11

Deep valley on the ocean floor

Free - swimming ocean animals

Surface water that flows into the rivers

Organisms living on the ocean floor

River that joins another river

Ridge separating draining basins

___ move ocean water from place to place and tend to follow the major wind belts of the earth

The regular up-and-down motion of water caused by energy traveling through it is a

Tiny organisms near the ocean surface

Formed when a cave collapses

The water cycle is powered by

Water that sinks into the ground instead of running off becomes

40% of the US is covered by the ______ drainage basin

An area where runoff drains into a river and its tributaries is a

A lake that people make to store a large amount of fresh water is a

Top of groundwater layer

The part of a continent that extends under the ocean is a

Where does the salt in the ocean come from?

The continuous movement of water between the atmosphere and the earths surface

a spring that lies close to hot rock or magma

The layer of ocean water where the temperature drops sharply is the

About __ percent of the Earth's water is fresh water

Underwater mountain, usually a volcano