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Duplicate of Oceanography
Duplicate of Oceanography
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Oceanography Review #oceanwater #oceanmovement #seafloor #oceanfloor #oceanzones #oceanlife
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1
Oceans may have formed on Earth due to impacts of ________.
Dust particles & meteors
Planets
Comets & Asteroids
Stars
2
Pressure in the ocean ________________ as you go deeper.
Doesn't Change
Increases
What is Pressure?
Decreases
3
Warm surface currents originate near the________________.
Poles
Pacific Ocean
Equator
Southern Ocean
4
How does temperature change with increasing depth in the ocean?
Increases (gets warmer)
Decreases (gets cooler)
Some Change
No Change
5
The two most abundant salts dissolved in ocean water:
Calcium and Chloride
Crusty Crab's special salt
Sodium and Chloride
Sodium and Bromide
6
The average salinity of the ocean
35ppt
5%
42 ppt
25ppt
7
A measure of the amount of salt in seawater.
Crustiness
Salinity
Desalination
Saliva
8
This is the deepest part of the ocean
Marianas trench
Seamounts
Sponge Bob's neighborhood
Mid Atlantic Ridge
9
To warm up, the ocean requires __________ specific heat
a lot
none
just a little
just some in the summer
10
The surface current that brings warm water north along the east coast of the United States.
Gulf Stream
Alaska Current
California Current
Current Events
11
How does light change with increasing depth in the ocean?
Decreases
No Change
Increases
Spare Change
12
A body of water moving in a definite direction, especially in a surrounding body of water.
Drift
Wind
Wave
Current
13
The edges of the land in temperate zones where mangroves or seagrasses grow where salt water and fresh water meet
back island
tidal creek
estuary
gorge (not George)
14
The water off of California is _____________ because of the current that brings the water.....
depends on if Krusty Krab is cooking: cooking=hot, not=cold
hot
it always changes completely with the seasons
cold
15
What primary force powers ocean SURFACE currents?
Wind
Density
Waffles
Water
16
Cold surface currents originate near the ______________________ .
Equator
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Poles
17
Shifting of surface currents from their expected paths, caused by the rotation of Earth.
Coriolis Effect
tornadic effect
Current Effect
Drifting
18
A vertical circulation in the ocean that brings cold deep water to the ocean surface.
Surface Current
Warm Current
Upwelling
Cold Current
