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Volcanoes that are submerged under the ocean waters are called _________________.

seamounts

Which process in the water cycle turns water from the atmosphere into precipitation?

condensation

What causes surface waves?

wind

Seamounts can become islands once they rise above the surface of the ocean. What is the original source of seamounts before they become islands?

Underwater volcano

List the steps in the water cycle that describe how water moves from the ocean to the atmosphere, and then returns to Earth again as rain.

Evaporation, condensation, & precipitation

What type of water covers most of the Earth's surface?

salt water

On this diagram, what does D label?

amplitude

Describe the process of transpiration.

Groundwater moves from the ground through plants and then back into the atmosphere.

On this diagram, what does C label?

wave height

List the four types of precipitation.

Rain, snow, sleet, & hail

On this diagram, the distance between point A and point B is called the _________________.

wavelength

Identify the main source of salt water.

oceans

What causes tides?

gravity

How is the sun the major source of energy in the water cycle?

It provides the energy to evaporate water on Earth into the atmosphere.

Which process in the water cycle causes water to fall back to Earth?

precipitation

Where is the youngest oceanic crust located?

Nearest the mid-ocean ridge

Which underwater landform is the deepest part of the ocean?

trench

Which process in the water cycle turns water from the ocean into water in the atmosphere?

evaporation

What two factors affect the density of ocean water?

Temperature and salinity

Why is most of Earth’s fresh water unavailable for us to use?

It is frozen.

When you go to the beach and walk out into the ocean, what are you standing on?

Continental shelf

What are the huge waves that are caused by underwater earthquakes, volcanoes, or landslides?

tsunamis

List the four main sources of fresh water.

Glaciers & ice caps, groundwater, rivers & lakes, air & soil

What is an underground reservoir of fresh water (often used for drinking water)?

aquifer