Earth Science Unit 6 Test

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Wavelength

Letter A represents a wave's

In Shoreville, the last low tide was at 12:00 a.m. About what time will the next high tide occur?

6am

Glaciers and ice caps

About 70% of Earth's freshwater is found in

Deep ocean water is

Colder than Surface Water

Sublimation

Iorek lives near the North Pole. The snow in his backyard adds water to the atmosphere through

she suffers from economic scarcity

Marvita lives near a river, but can't afford easy access to fresh water...

lakes

Most of Earth's fresh surface water is found in

Wind

Surface currents are driven by

tides

The moon is the main cause of

a deep ocean current

The ocean's "global conveyor belt" is

Slightly Negative

The oxygen side of a water molecule is

The Ocean is saltier than lake artemis

The salinity of the ocean is 35 ppt. The salinity of Lake Artemis is 12 ppt.

temperature, salinity, density

Thermohaline circulation is driven by differences in

unsorted sand and rock

Which of the following materials is the LEAST porous?

Evaporation

adds water to the atmosphere

Desalination

allows saltwater to be used for drinking

Water

becomes less dense when it freezes

Confined aquifers are found

between two layers of impermeable soil

The Coriolis effect

causes surface currents to move in circular paths

Most of Earth's water

contains salt

Most freshwater is used

for industry and electrical power

The water table

is the top of the saturated zone

As ocean depth increases

temperature decreases, pressure increases, salinity increases, density increases

Adhesion

water's attraction to other substances

Most lakes

were formed from melting glaciers


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