Hydrosphere Fall 2017

Deep water density currents are powered by the

The North and south Atlantic Ocean are considered separate due to differences in

Water refills aquifers in areas known as

The major warmer water current running off the shore of North Carolina is the

El Nino events ca last up to

El Nino events usually begin in

Fan shaped structure created when a river flows into a larger body of water

Most of the Earth's water, 97%, is found in the form of

Humans can not use ocean water for most purposes because it is about

The warmest water in the ocean is normally found

Surface water includes

Soil where the spaces between particles are filled with both air and water is

A watershed is

In a spring water moves up out of the ground due to

Material, like O2 and Co2, that mixes with water molecules never settling out

Clouds form when air cools and water vapor forms droplets in a process known as

A smaller stream or river running into a larger stream or river to as a

The amount of water flowing past a specific point on a river or stream in a given time

Boulders and material moved along the bottom of a river, settling out if the water slows down

Generally flat land on either side of a river of deposited sediment from repeating floods

Sea water temperatures change rapidly from 300 to 700 meters in a zone called the

The movement of water through the ground, into a plant, and then to the air is

____________ provides the energy for global surface currents in the ocean

Most rivers in Wake County have a moderate flow rate, straight channels wider than deep

We can identify the start of an El Nino event by comparing data from _______ and Darwin.

Positive effects of flooding include all except

Water vapor in clouds can be affected by gravity and fall as one of the four forms of

Ice forming at the North and South Pole makes the sea water saltier through the process of

Westerly winds dominate the Earth from ________ North and South latitude.

A large accumulation of underground water

when a low lying area floods as a result of heavy thunderstorms

During an El Nino event, water in the Central Pacific

From 0 degrees to 30 degrees North and South latitude, winds are generally from the

Mountain river valley with terraced banks, fast flow rate

The Modern Day Seven Seas include all except

A river with steep banks and a channel deeper that wide is probably a

The water cycle is powered by

Global ocean currents help control and moderate the world's climate by

The extreme cold, salty water around Antartica makes up the

Soil permeability is best defined as

Where cold, deep ocean currents hit a land mass and move toward the surface, you get a(n)

Land area unexpectedly submerged under water

Wide, slow moving rivers with many bends/meanders and oxbow lakes

Most of Wake County is in the _____ river basin/drainage basin/watershed

The Latitude lines at 30 degrees North and South are known as

A semicircular deposit of materials from a river where it flows onto land

Colder regions of the ocean usually have a lower salt content as a result of less

Humans attempt to control natural flooding by

The measure of change in elevation over a certain distance is

Harmful secondary effects of floods include all except

A colder than normal water temperature event in the Pacific that can follow El Nino is

The eroded area of a stream or river create, constantly changes, and follows is

Deep ocean currents are normally a stable ________ degrees Celcius.

El Nino events are due to

About ___% of the Earth's water is readily available for human consumption.

A rock or material that water cannot pass through

El Nino events can change global climate by altering global

wells work when they extend deep below the

_________ is the most powerful erosive force on Earth

A well differs from a spring in that wells are

Material mixed with and carried by a stream or river, settling out

The ocean's surface zone constitutes the upper