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1
Process by which producers such as phytoplankton and plants use sunlight to make food
plankton
benthos
Photosynthesis
nekton
2
Which of the following currents is probably the warmest?
Benguela
Brazil
Labrador
Peru
3
The letter e represents
A trench
A continental shelf
A mid-ocean ridge
A seamount
4
Currents along the east coast of continents are typically
cold
high in salinity
warm
dense
5
The Peru current is cold because
it travels along the west coast of South America
it travels north
It is formed near the south pole
it is in the southern hemisphere
6
This Parrot fish belongs to the
Plankton
Nekton
Benthos
7
The two factors that affect density of ocean water are
Temperature and the Coriolis effect
Salinity and Coriolis effect
Temperature and continents
Temperature and salinity
8
The salinity of seawater is approximately
88%
3.5%
22%
53%
9
Approximately __of the earth is covered by oceans
45%
70%
90%
21%
10
The elements in seawater come from
Earth's interior (volcanic eruptions)
Chemical weathering of rocks
From both
11
The most abundant ion in seawater
Magnesium
Chlorine
Calcium
Sodium
12
Density currents are caused by
differences in salinity or temperature
Coriolis effect
wind
13
Organisms that live on the ocean floor
zooplankton
phytoplankton
Benthos
Nekton
14
The letter b represents
A trench
A continental slope
A continental shelf
A mid-ocean ridge
15
_____ is a measure of the dissolved salt in water
density
saltity
gravity
salinity
16
Surface currents are caused by
Differences in temperature or salinity
wind
Coriolis effect
17
The letter d represents
A continental slope
A seamount
A mid-ocean ridge
A trench
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The Coriolis effect causes currents in the southern hemisphere to be deflected
Clockwise; to the right
Counterclockwise; to the left