Social Studies Question(1 Marks)

The water of puddles drains into the ground, evaporates or absorbed by the air.

The process that involves changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state is condensation.

The unique feature of the Dead Sea in Israel is its high salinity of 340 grams per liter, which makes swimmers float on its surface.

An example of a warm ocean current is the Gulf Stream.

The average salinity of the Earth's oceans is 35 parts per thousand.

An example of a cold ocean current is the Labrador current.

Warm ocean currents generally move from the equator toward the poles.

The term tsunami in Japanese means harbour waves.

Events like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or underwater landslides can trigger the formation of tsunamis.

Major sources of fresh water on Earth include rivers, ponds, springs and glaciers.

97.3% of Earth's water is saline and is found in oceans and seas.

Ocean currents are streams of water flowing constantly on the ocean surface in definite directions which may be warm or cold.

The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice in a day is called a tide. They are caused by strong gravitational pull exerted by the Sun and the Moon on the Earth's surface.

The factors which affect the movement of ocean water are temperature, winds, gravitational pull of the Sun, the Earth and the Moon.

The factors affecting the height of waves are wind, gravitational pull of Sun and Moon, earthquake, volcanic eruption and under water landslide.

Water cycle is the process by which water continually changes its form and circulates between oceans, atmosphere and land.

Precipitation is defined as the falling of moisture on the Earth in the form of rain, snow, hail, sleet or mist

No, only 3% is fresh water. Its 0.3% is available to us.