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E.1 Earth Systems, Structures & Processes Flashcards

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1
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the tendency of water to stick to other substances

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Adhesion

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the ability of a fluid to exert an upward force on an object that is immersed in the fluid

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Buoyancy

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the process that moves water through a narrow porous space

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Capillary Action

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the attractive force between water molecules

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Cohesion

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the force that acts on the particles at the surface of a material

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Surface Tension

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the process of warm air cooling as it rises and releasing moisture in the form of a liquid

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Condensation

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the process by which a liquid is changed into a vapor from the surface by gaining energy

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Evaporation

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8
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water located below Earth’s surface in aquifers

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groundwater

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the portion of the Earth that contains water; all the water on the earth

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Hydrosphere

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10
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does not allow water to move through

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Impermeable

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water that seeps into rocks and between particles of soil; see percolation

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Infiltration

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the downward movement of water through pores and other spaces in soil due to gravity

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Percolation

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having pores or openings that allow water (or other liquids) to flow through them

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permeable

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the rain, snow, sleet or hail that falls from clouds onto the Earth’s land and oceans

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Precipitation

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is precipitation that flows over land into streams and rivers.

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Runoff

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water found on the surface of the Earth

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Surface Water

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water vapor given off by plant photosynthesis via water vapor through the pores in the leaves (stomata)

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Transpiration

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18
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an underground layer of rock or soil that holds water

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Aquifer

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19
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a well in which water rises because of pressure within aquifer from water above

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Artesian Well

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20
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a long period of scarce rainfall

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Drought

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21
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For Raleigh -the Neuse River Basin

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Ecological Address

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22
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a large mass of moving ice and snow on land

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Glaciers

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23
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the study of water

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Hydrology

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a glacier forming on an extensive area of relatively level land and flowing outward from its center; ex. Greenland or Antarctica

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Icecaps

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a large floating mass of freshwater ice detached from a glacier

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Icebergs

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a man made lake that stores water for human use

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Reservoir

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the region of land drained by a large river and its tributaries

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River Basin

28
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the land area that supplies water to a river system from smaller areas

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Watershed

29
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land area that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year

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Wetland

30
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the change in depth of the ocean due to the moon’s and sun’s gravitational pull of the water on earth

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Tides

31
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a disturbance in ocean water caused by wind

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Ocean Wave

32
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a seismic sea wave

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Tsunami

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a circulation or movement of water due to the winds; warm or cool

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Surface Current

34
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an underwater circulation or movement of water due to changes in the water’s density (salinity; temperature); cold

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Deep Current

35
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the movement of water (a river of water and sand) parallel to the beach caused by waves striking the beach at an angle

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longshore current/drift

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfzAeQXhSGk

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the quick movement of water offshore due to a break in an offshore sandbar; caused many swimmers to drown each year

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Rip Current or Rip Tide

37
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mostly flat portion of ocean floor which provides a home to a variety of unique organisms that are adapted to the extreme conditions of this habitat

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abyssal plain

38
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lowest layer of the ocean, where light does not reach.

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Aphotic Zone (a-photic = no-light)

39
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organisms that live on or in the ocean floor.

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Benthos

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the production of non-thermal light by creatures’ converting chemical energy to light energy to lure prey, attract a mate, or assist in keeping like species together. An estimated 75 percent of benthic creatures glow

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Bioluminescence

41
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extends from the edge of the continent outward to where the bottom sharply drops off into a steep slope.

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Continental Shelf

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the steep incline between the continental shelf and the abyssal plain.

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Continental Slope

43
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body of water where a river meets the ocean

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Estuary

44
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the area that lies between the low-tide and the high-tide line.

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Intertidal Zone

45
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a chain of undersea mountains that circles the earth through every ocean at diverging tectonic plate boundaries

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Mid-Ocean Ridge

46
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free-swimming organisms whose movements are independent of the tides, currents, and waves.

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Nekton

47
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the first 200 meters (656 feet) of ocean water, which includes the seashore and most of the continental shelf.

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Neritic Zone

48
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extends from 200 meters (656 feet) deep all the way down to the bottom of the ocean.

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Oceanic Zone

49
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the deepest parts of the ocean

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Ocean trench

The deepest one is the Marianas Trench (located in the South Pacific Ocean - almost 5 miles (8.05 kilometers) deep.

50
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the top layer of the ocean where sunlight penetrates, above 200 meters

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Photic Zone

51
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the plant and algae component of the plankton; the primary producers of most ocean food webs

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Phytoplankton

52
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the amount of dissolved solids in seawater approximately 35 parts per thousand

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Salinity

53
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the upward movement to the ocean surface of deeper, cold and usually nutrient-rich waters, especially along some shores, due to the offshore movement of surface waters

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Upwelling

54
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a device used to determine depth by sound waves.

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Echo sounder

55
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a unit of measure for ocean depth. This unit is 6 feet (1.83 meters).

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Fathom

56
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the study and exploration of the world’s ocean.

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Oceanography

57
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unmanned submersible tethered to a mother ship and operated by pilots using a joy stick.

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ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle)

58
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device that allows divers to breathe underwater for long periods of time.

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Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (Scuba)

59
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used to measure ocean depth by sending sound to bounce off the ocean floor

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SONAR - SOund NAvigationRanging

60
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a small submarine used to explore the ocean depths; equipped with windows, lights, mechanical arms, cameras and other scientific instruments capable of seeing and recording data

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Submersible

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