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Ocean topography and currents
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1
Salt water will __________ in fresh water
mix all together
sink
float
2
What has the most powerful impact on tides?
wind
moon
people
sun
3
The highest point of a wave is called the
crest
breaker
trough
wavelength
4
Horizontal surface currents are powered by
gravity
seasons
wind
tides
5
Sediment from the continents settles on the ocean floor and creates
flat
seafloor areas called
trenches
abyssal plains
seamounts
volcanic islands
6
The _______________ extends from the outer edge of the continental shelf to the ocean floor.
abyssal plain
continental slope
basin
mid-ocean ridge
7
Which zone allows for plants, algae, and plankton to grow
Twilight Zone
Midnight Zone
Sunlight Zone
Abyssal Zone
8
More than ____ % of Earth's surface is covered in oceans
60%
70%
99%
50%
9
The gradually sloping end of a continent that extends under the ocean is a
basin
abyssal plain
continental shelf
mid-ocean ridge
10
Long, narrow, canyon-like depressions where one plate sinks beneath the other..
trenches
ridges
seamounts
continental slope