Hydrology

 When water vapor changes to liquid water 

• evaporation
•  condensation
• humidity
• precipitation

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. The flat area of the ocean basin is called the

• Ocean floor
• The Abyss
• Continental rise
• Abyssal Plain

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Why is most of Earths freshwater is not available for human use.  

• because it's in the ground
• because it's frozen in ice caps and glaciers
• because of pollution
• because of global warmin

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What percent of Earth’s water is freshwater 

• 1%
• 2%
• 3%
• 5%

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What is Salinity? 

• how much salt is in any given liquid
• salt on the rocks
• how much salt is in takis

The edges of the continents slopes down from the shore into the ocean

• continental rise
• continental slope
• continental shelf

What technology is used to measure the depth of the ocean?

• submarine
• sonic
• sonar

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What causes deep ocean currents?

• moon's gravitational pull
• temperature, density, salinity
• wind

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27.  What area of the ocean floor would have the greatest amount of pressure being exerted? 

• trench
• Rift Valley
• seamount

 What are mid ocean ridges and why are they important? 

• volcanic islands that are still active
• underwater mountain range that creates new sea floor
• Part of the Himalayan mountain range

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