Oceans, Currents, Waves, and Tides

What is the distribution of Earth's water?

_________ can be dangerous currents that can pull you away from shore.

Places where two tectonic plates are separating and new OCEAN crust is being made is a

__________ is used to describe the saltiness of water.

Thermohaline is another name for

A seamount and a guyot both:

Most of Earth's surface is covered in

The Gulf Stream is an example of a(n)

Both surface and deep ocean currents can

The longest chain of undersea mountains is in the

What causes surface ocean currents?

Which number represents the trough?

The average amount of salt in ocean water is

Why are oceans important?

The gravitational pull that the moon exerts on earth is

What should you do to get out of a rip current?

When waves come near the shore

Which number represents the crest?

What causes deep ocean currents?

Long chains of undersea mountain are known as

What causes a gyre to curve as it flows away from the equator?

A seamount and guyot both began as

The abyssal plain is the true ocean floor. It is flat and smooth because:

A string of volcanic islands that lie in a curving line along a trench is called a

When sediment gets washed down the from the continental shelf and slope it forms the

Which number represents the amplitude?

Spring tides occur when the sun, Earth and moon form

A low sandy island that lies parallel to shore is a

Warm water from surface currents replaces ________ water that sinks to the ocean floor.

Longshore currents transport sediment

______ currents create warm climates in coastal areas that would otherwise be much cooler.

Tidal range is greatest during

The continental margin consists of

A tsunami is caused by

Which number represents the wavelength?