ESS: Oceanography Review for Test

Question 1

A measure of the amount of salt in seawater.

Accepted Answer

Salinity

Question 2

The ocean current that brings warm water north into the Gulf of Mexico.

Accepted Answer

Loop Current

Question 3

When more dense seawater sinks under less dense seawater, a(n) ____ forms.

Accepted Answer

density current

Question 4

The oceans originally formed from water vapor that condensed, fell as rain, and then collected in ____.

Accepted Answer

basins

Question 5

Oceans are an important source of…

Accepted Answer

Minerals, Travel, Food, Energy

Question 6

Removing salt from ocean water to create freshwater.

Accepted Answer

Desalination

Question 7

The uppermost layer of the ocean.

Accepted Answer

Epipelagic

Question 8

A body of water moving in a definite direction, especially in a surrounding body of water.

Accepted Answer

Current

Question 9

Density currents spread rapidly along the bottom of the ocean.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

Water particles of ocean waves move ____.

Accepted Answer

in circles

Question 11

The most abundant elements in ocean water are:

Accepted Answer

Hydrogen and Oxygen

Question 12

Sea water contains 80% pure water

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

How does water pressure change as you go deeper into the ocean?

Accepted Answer

Increases

Question 14

Oceans may have formed on Earth due to impacts of ________.

Accepted Answer

Comets & Asteroids

Question 15

How does light change with increasing depth in the ocean?

Accepted Answer

Decreases

Question 16

How does light change with increasing depth in the ocean?

Accepted Answer

Decreases

Question 17

Oceanic crust is more _______________ than continental crust.

Accepted Answer

Dense

Question 18

Shifting of surface currents from their expected paths, caused by the rotation of Earth.

Accepted Answer

Coriolis Effect

Question 19

A vertical circulation in the ocean that brings cold deep water to the ocean surface.

Accepted Answer

Upwelling

Question 20

Cold surface currents originate near the ______________________ .

Accepted Answer

Poles

Question 21

Where is new ocean floor forming?

Accepted Answer

Mid-Ocean Ridge

Question 22

The process shown here is creating new ____________.

Accepted Answer

Oceanic Crust

Question 23

When the Sun, the Moon, and Earth form a right angle, we have ____ tides.

Accepted Answer

neap

Question 24

Warm surface currents originate near the________________.

Accepted Answer

Equator

Question 25

Currents on the western coasts of continents are usually cold because they begin near the poles.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 26

The surface current that brings warm water north along the east coast of the United States.

Accepted Answer

Gulf Stream

Question 27

The two most abundant salts dissolved in ocean water:

Accepted Answer

Sodium and Chloride

Question 28

Most of the currents that are south of the equator turn to the left.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

What primary force powers ocean surface currents?

Accepted Answer

Wind

Question 30

How does temperature change with increasing depth in the ocean?

Accepted Answer

Decreases

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