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1
What causes currents to deflect to the right in the n. hemisphere and the left in s. hemisphere
currents
seasons
coriolis effect
wind
2
What stage in the water cycle turns water into a vapor through pores of leaves?
transpiration
precipitation
evaporation
condensation
3
From this picture, what powers the water cycle?
ocean
sun
water
ice
4
What type of topography is connected to the land and gently dips below the water?
continental slope
seamount
continental shelf
trench
5
What type of current brings cold, nutrient-rich water from the bottom of the ocean to the top?
surface
upwelling
longshore
denisty
6
Which ocean is bordered by N.A., S.A., Africa and Europe?
Pacific
Atlantic
Indian
Arctic
7
What moves forward in a wave?
molecules
wind
water
energy
8
What type of topography is that in which creates new sea floor?
seamount
continental shelf
trench
mid-ocean ridge
9
What type of current sinks due to higher salt or lower temperatures?
surface
longshore
density
upwelling
10
Where did Earth's oceans come from?
volcanoes
water
meteors
dinosaurs
11
What stage in the water cycle pulls water underground through pores due to gravity?
precipitation
percolation
transpiration
condensation
12
What type of tide occurs twice a day when the moon is closest and farthest away?
spring tide
high tide
neap tide
low tide
13
What type of topography is the deepest parts of the ocean and formed by a convergent boundary?
abyssal plain
continental shelf
seamount
trench
14
Where is most of all freshwater found?
oceans
ice caps and glaciers
lakes
rivers
15
What topography is the flatest part of the ocean bottom?
abyssal plain
seamount
trench
continental shelf
16
What type of current regulates climate?
upwelling
density
surface
longshore
17
Based on this picture, what is A pointing to?
continental slope
abyssa plain
trench
seamount
18
What stage in the water cycle turns vapor into a liquid do to a drop in temperature?
percolation
condensation
evaporation
transipiration
19
What type of tide occurs during a 1st and 3rd qtr. moon?
spring tide
low tide
high tide
neap tide
20
How much dissolved salt is in ocean water?
97%
3%
2%
9%