SOES: FLUID ENVIRONMENT AND WATER

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The type of stratification formed when warm water is on top of cold water.
inversion
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Water density increases with ............. .
salinity
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-2oC is the temperature at which most sea water ............ .
freezes
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The area on the Earth where there is net radiation gain.
tropics
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A layer between water masses of different densities.
interface
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Upper level convergence causes lower level ........... .
divergence
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The term given to the effect of reflecting solar radiation by black bodies.
albedo
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Radiative ........... is the process whereby energy is re-emitted in response to increased solar radiation.
cooling
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As density of sea water increases, freezing point .............. .
decreases
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Describes the gradual change in temperature of ocean layers.
thermocline
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Water has a ......... specific heat capacity, meaning ocean temperatures remain more stable than those on land.
high
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When water freezes, it ......... latent heat.
releases
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The section of the biosphere concerning water.
hydrosphere
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Poor water drainage has led to fresh water becoming saltier, in a process called ...................... .
salinisation
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The use for 70% of available freshwater.
irrigation
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The process where land height changes relative to sea.
isostacy
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The oceans would resemble the shape of the .......... if the effects of Coriolis and continents were ignored.
geoid
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The fossilised organisms which can be used to look at past sea level.
corals
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the process of sea shores migrating seaward when sea level falls.
regression
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The term describing a change in water volume as a result of temperature or salinity.
steric
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Card 2

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Water density increases with ............. .

Back

salinity

Card 3

Front

-2oC is the temperature at which most sea water ............ .

Back

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Card 4

Front

The area on the Earth where there is net radiation gain.

Back

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Card 5

Front

A layer between water masses of different densities.

Back

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