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| The --- --- is the natural recycling of water. It is made up of water vapor, clouds, rain and the ocean (and other natural water storage areas) |
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| --- is the process that changes a liquid into a gas. |
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| --- is the process that changes a gas to a liquid. |
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| --- is any form of water that falls from clouds (rain, sleet, snow, hail). |
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| This is was occurs when the water droplets become too heavy to stay in the air. |
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| Precipitation falls from the clouds. |
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| A --- is the up-and-down motion of water caused by wind. |
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| A --- --- is a large wave caued by strong, gusty winds. |
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| --- are daily changes in the ocean level caused by the gravitational pull of the sun, moon, and Earth. |
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| Neap and spring are two types of ---. |
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| A --- --- is like a river of water in the ocean caused by blowing winds. |
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| A --- ---- ---- is a current that forms when cold water meets warmer ocean water, or when very salty water meets less salty ocean water. |
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| The --- --- is the place where land and oceans meet. Many important resources are harvested from this area. |
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| The --- --- is the gently sloping part of the ocean floor near the shore. |
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| The --- --- is a big, flat area of the ocean floor that is covered with a thick layer of sediments. |
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| A --- is a deep valley or canyon formed when two of Earth's ocean plates collide. |
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| The --- ---- is the longest chain of mountains of Earth. They stretch through the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. |
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| Why are waves bigger in large bodies of water (i.e. ocean) than they are in smaller bodies of water (i.e. lake)? |
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| Waves are bigger in large bodies of water than they are in smaller bodies of water because the wind blows over a larger area of water. Wave size depends on the surface area of the water, the strength of the wind, and how long the wind blows. |
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| What is the difference between a wave and a surface current? |
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| A wave is an up and down motion of water. A surface current is like a river flowing in the ocean. |
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| Why are currents always present in the ocean? |
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| Currents and density are constantly changed by the sun and precipitation. |
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| Describe a hurricane that hits a shoreline. |
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| The winds would be strong and gusty. There would be a storm surge. Storm surges waves caused by stong and gusty winds. |
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| The pull of the --- gravity has the greatest effect on changing tides. |
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| -- and --- of the affect the density of deep-ocean currents. |
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| What three things affect the height of a wave? |
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1. strength of the wind
2. amount of time the wind blows
3. size of area over which the wind blows |
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| Waves move in a/an --- motion |
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| Beaches get smaller because --- carries sand and sediment away from the shore. |
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| Beaches get larger because --- deposits sand and sediment. |
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| Why is the gravitational force of the moon on Earth's oceans stronger than the Sun? |
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| the moon's is closer to Earth than than sun |
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| What would form a trench? |
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| An ocean trench may form when one of Earth's plates slides beneath another plate. |
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The area of the ocean that is richest in resources is
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