SOL 5.6 Oceans

Evaporation makes salinity _______

Much of the earth's oxygen is produced by -

What percentage of the earth's surface is covered by oceans?

The rise and fall of the ocean's surface level caused by the moon's gravity is the -

What geographic feature is located near the continents?

A river of water that moves through the ocean is -

The deep flat part of the ocean bottom is the -

The steep drop from the continental shelf to the ocean floor is -

A break in the ocean floor that creates a deep canyon is --

The lowest ocean salinity is found  

The shelf, rise, and slope are covered with

Which area of the ocean would be home to most of the marine life?

Ocean trenches are _____ and the continental shelf is ____

The measure of the amount of salt in the water is the -

What is the major current that brings warm water up the East Coast of the United States?

Wind patterns and differences in water densities act together to create -

What serves as the base of the ocean ecosystem?

Area where the sediment that has rolled down the steep continental slope is the -

A mountain chain that builds up as melted rock pours out of cracks in the ocean floor is-

The area of the ocean floor that is located just off the coast is the -

Gases and dissolved salts combine to create

When ocean depth increases (gets deeper), the amount of sunlight -

When ocean depth increases (gets deeper), water pressure

Temperature, water pressure, and light affects -

A pattern cause by vibration is -