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Oceans and Seas
 Ocean covers about
70% of our planet
 4 main oceans
▪ Atlantic, Pacific,
Indian, and Arctic
▪ Waters near
Antarctica are often
called the Southern
Ocean
Oceans 97%
Ice Caps 2%
Atmosphere, Groundwater,
Freshwater Lakes, and Rivers
< 1%
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Movements of
the ocean’s
waters
 Occur above and
below the
surface
 Cause mostly by
earth’s rotation
and wind
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Gulf Stream
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Caused by
gravitational pull
of the moon on
Earth’s waters
 Moon pulls one
side
 On the other side
the water bulges
due to the Earth’s
spin.
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Lakes hold more than
95% of all fresh water.
 Lake Baikal in Russia is
the largest freshwater
lake.
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Created by glacial
action thousands of
years ago.
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Saltwater lakes result
from changes in the
earth’s surface that cut
off outlets to the sea.
 Caspian sea in western
Asia is the largest
saltwater lake.
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An area drained by a major river and its
tributaries.
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The water held in pores of rock
Water Table: the level at which the rock is
saturated
Water Cycle
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Add notes about the processes of the water
cycle.