SOES: FLUID ENVIRONMENT AND WATER 0.0 / 5 ? AllwaterUniversityNone Created by: Annal22Created on: 18-01-17 15:08 The type of stratification formed when warm water is on top of cold water. inversion 1 of 20 Water density increases with ............. . salinity 2 of 20 -2oC is the temperature at which most sea water ............ . freezes 3 of 20 The area on the Earth where there is net radiation gain. tropics 4 of 20 A layer between water masses of different densities. interface 5 of 20 Upper level convergence causes lower level ........... . divergence 6 of 20 The term given to the effect of reflecting solar radiation by black bodies. albedo 7 of 20 Radiative ........... is the process whereby energy is re-emitted in response to increased solar radiation. cooling 8 of 20 As density of sea water increases, freezing point .............. . decreases 9 of 20 Describes the gradual change in temperature of ocean layers. thermocline 10 of 20 Water has a ......... specific heat capacity, meaning ocean temperatures remain more stable than those on land. high 11 of 20 When water freezes, it ......... latent heat. releases 12 of 20 The section of the biosphere concerning water. hydrosphere 13 of 20 Poor water drainage has led to fresh water becoming saltier, in a process called ...................... . salinisation 14 of 20 The use for 70% of available freshwater. irrigation 15 of 20 The process where land height changes relative to sea. isostacy 16 of 20 The oceans would resemble the shape of the .......... if the effects of Coriolis and continents were ignored. geoid 17 of 20 The fossilised organisms which can be used to look at past sea level. corals 18 of 20 the process of sea shores migrating seaward when sea level falls. regression 19 of 20 The term describing a change in water volume as a result of temperature or salinity. steric 20 of 20
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