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| The scientific study of the ocean using chemistry, biology, physics, geology, and other sciences. Oceans cover more than 70% of earth's surface. |
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a measure of the dissolved salts in the water
varies from place to place |
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| a body of water with distinct properties based on where it originates |
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| single celled protists (do photosynthesis) PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE |
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| small microscopic animals that eat phytoplankton or smaller zoo plankton |
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| Sonar is used to find the distance to the ocean floor |
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| Samples using a long hollow instrument removes a cylinder of material |
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| Use radar that detect differences in ocean surface levels |
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| The underwater portion of the continental crust |
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| extends from the shore line. |
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| very steep drop in ocean depth |
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| gradual slope to the ocean floor |
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| the flattest of all earth's surface areas |
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| small rolling hills near ocean ridge systems |
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| the natural circulation of water from ocean to atmosphere to ground, back to ocean. |
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Subsurface water in teh zone of saturation
98.5% of fresh water is below the earth's surface |
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| the volume of open space in a soil or rock sample |
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| the ability of a material to transmit fluid |
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| all pore spaces below this area are filled with water (saturated) |
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| any water-bearing underground layer where water can flow |
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| water flows out of the aquifer to the surface, due to pressure from above (naturally-spring, drilled-well) |
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| caused by running underground water on rock |
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| funnel shaped holes where caves have collapsed |
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water that has ran through contaminated areas picking soluble substances
1. factories
2. sewage
3. chemical spills |
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a large mass of ice formed by the compaction and recrystallization of snow, moving down slope under its own weight.
powerful agents of erosion |
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| turns directly to water vapor before becoming water. |
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| the amount of snow mass a glacier looses per year |
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