Chapter 19 test Earth Science

Twice a month, lower than usual tides are called?

Distillation is a method of desalinating seawater to provide fresh water.

A higher than usual tide occuring twice a month is called?

What is located between the continental slope and the deep sea floor?

The steep region extending downward from the continental shelf is called?

A current resulting from waves breaking at an angle to the shore is called?

What is the broad, flat, deep sea floor?

Waves generally move water great distances.

The most abundant salt in the ocean water is

When caught in a rip current, you should swim toward the shore.

A coral reef separated from the mainland by a lagoon is a(n)

What is cold water rising to the surface?

Currents are affected by the rotation of the earth.

The shallow, submerged edges of a continent are called?

What is a mass of rock that has been cut off from the mainland by erosion?

What is a ring of low coral islands and reefs surrounding a central lagoon?

The currents in the Northern Hemisphere flow counter-clockwise.

Which of the following does not belong with the other three?

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

The canyon most often found on the continental slope is called a(n)

A water wave in which the top of the wave falls on the foward side of the wave is called?

What are large bodies of saltwater partially or nearly completely enclosed by land?

What is the horizontal distance from the crest of the wave to the crest of the next wave?

A spit with a sharp bend is called a...

Why are coral reefs found only in relatively shallow water?