Chapter 8 Test Flashcards
Water vapor changing into water to form clouds
condensation
A stream of water going like a river through the ocean
current
The cause of most waves and surface currents
wind
Any moisture that falls from the air and reaches the group
precipitation
Water changing into a gas or water vapor
evaporation
The movement of water from earth to the air and back to earth
water cycle
A tide is caused by the way ________ varies depending not eh distance of the earth from the sun and moon
gravity
A ___________ is the up-and-down movement on the surface of the water
wave
The rise and fall of the water level of the ocean
tide
Tiny plants and animals that live and move through the ocean
plankton
The usual weather of an area over a long period of time
climate
Almost 3/4 of the earth is covered by _________
water
Water can either be salt water or ______ water
fresh
Fresh water carries nutrients and ______ to the ocean
minerals
Surface currents are caused by ______ changes
temperature
The smallest and shallowest ocean is _______ Ocean
Arctic
Most waves are caused by ______
wind
Tides happen in different places because the earth rotates as the __________ pulls on it
moon
Many bodies of waters have two high tides and ______ low tides each day
three
Temperature changes and the amount of salt in the water control the __________
deep ocean currents
The four main oceans
Arctic
Atlantic
Indian
Pacific
Both the ocean flor and earth’s surface have these
mountains, valleys, and plains
The Pacific Ocean is the ___________ ocean
largest and deepest
ESSAY
Describe what we know from the Bible about the origin of sea creatures
God created them on the fifth day. Each sea creature has what it needs in its environment.
ESSAY
Name two ways that wind determines the size of waves
The wind’s speed and how long the wind blows determines the size of the wave.
