Chapter 16: Weathering and Erosion Copyright © 2007 by W. H. Freeman & Company With adaptaions from lectures by Peter Copeland Bill Dupré.
Water Facts Ocean water is about 3X as salty as human blood brackish watersalt water.
70% OF EARTH SURFACE IS OCEAN WATER A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on. John F. Kennedy 1961 John F. Kennedy said: If mankind.
Ocean Water. Why is the ocean salty? What is a salt?
Freshwater inflows from rivers and bayous meet saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico Fresh + Salt = Brackish water.
Geology 155 Oceanography. What is Oceanography? Oceanography Subdisciplines Geological Geological Physical Physical Chemical Chemical Biological Biological.
Where’s the Water? F ReservoirVolume (10 6 km 3 )Percent Ocean1370 97.3 Ice (polar) 29 2.1 Groundwater 5 0.4 Lakes 0.1 0.01 Atmosphere 0.01 0.001 Rivers0.0010.0001.
Why is the Ocean Salty? Activator: Show What You Know- Using the white board and the dry erase marker at your table, and starting with seat number 1,
What percent of the Earth is water? a.97% b.50% c.85% d.70% Wednesday, January 23 rd.
Oceans
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Ocean Water
