Branches of earth science under hydrosphere

1. BRANCHES OF EARTH
SCIENCE UNDER
HYDROSPHERE

2. OCEANOGRAPHY
• study of the oceans and oceanic phenomena
• study of the composition and movements of sea water, as . well as coastal
processes, seafloor topography, and marine life

3. HYDROLOGY
• study of Earth’s fresh water systems
• including, rivers, streams, and groundwater

4. OCEANS OF THE WORD

5. Largest ocean in the world
Second largest ocean in
the world

6. Third largest ocean and the only ocean
named after a country, India.
It is the part of the World Ocean
encircling Antarctica.
It is the smallest and shallowest of all
oceans.

7. PROPERTIES OF A
WATER

8. IT STICKS TO ITSELF
Cohesion is the
property that holds
molecules or
substances
together.

9. IT STICKS TO OTHER SUBSTANCE
Adhesion refers to
the property of water
that holds molecules
of different
substance together.

10. IT CAN ABSORB LARGE AMOUNT OF
HEAT
Specific Heat is the
energy needed to heat a
substance by a
particular amount

11. IT DISSOLVES MANY THINGS
Solvent is a liquid
that dissolves
substance