Review Unit 3 Water 6th grade Earth Science(GA)

Tropical seas have a high rate of evaporation, so they will have a higher

Which contains the greatest amount of Earth's freshwater?

Atwhich ocean feature would the greatest amount of water pressure be exerted?

Which two physical changes are essentialprocesses in the water cycle? 

Ifthe first high tide of the day occurs at 1:00am, the next high tide will comeclosest to 

What is the cause of most ocean surfacecurrents?

Why are tides continually rising and loweringevery day? 

What is MOST LIKELY a differencebetween the water in a lake and the water in an Ocean? 

Fromlargest to smallest, the amounts of water on Earth are

Which factor affects how much groundwater can be stored in underground rock the most? 

Whatdoes the C stand for in the drawing? 

Which is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere?

Dew is formed by

Abouthow much of Earth’s surface is covered by water?

.  What is the initial source for the oceancurrents and wind?

Inthe water cycle, the sun’s energy causes 

Why does the ocean cover different amounts ofthe beach at different times of the day? 

Water rises slowly and covers the land twice a day,then it slowly falls back. 

Condensation primarily takes place 

What are mid-ocean ridges?

It takes sound  6 secs to travel to the bottom of the ocean and back.How far down is the floor?

Area at the seashorethat is underwater during high tide and exposed during low tide.

Most of Earth's water is 

In which steps of the water cycle does waterlose energy?

Where are these features found on our planet:ridges,tectonic plate boundaries, andhydrothermal 

Which ocean feature comes after the continental shelf, if you are walking into the ocean?

Ocean waves are created by all of the followingexcept one. Which factor does not cause waves? 

The largest ocean is the 

Which process is most important to the water cycle? 

Which atmospheric layer contains weather?

Why is most of the freshwater on Earth not available for man's use?

Mostof Earth’s water is....

Where is MOST of the solid water on Earth? 

What is the main cause of ocean tides?

 What was the likely cause of the tsunami wave?

What technology is used to measure the depth ofthe ocean?

The salts in the sea come from

Which of these BEST describes the cause of wavesin the ocean?

During the water cycle, when water vapor changesto liquid water, it is called

Ocean water differs from freshwater in that ithas