Oceanography

Question 1

This extends from the outer edge of the continental shelf down to the ocean floor.

Accepted Answer

Continental Slope

Question 2

The most abundant elements in ocean water are:

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Hydrogen and Oxygen

Question 3

The process shown here is ____________________.

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All of the above

Question 4

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

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Gulf Stream

Question 5

Oceans are an important source of…

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All of the above

Question 6

Removing salt from ocean water to create freshwater.

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Desalination

Question 7

The most important photosynthetic organism in the oceans.

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Phytoplankton

Question 8

The gradual sloping end of a continent that extends under the ocean.

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Continental Shelf

Question 9

Oceanic crust is more _______________ than continental crust.

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Dense

Question 10

A measure of the amount of salt in seawater.

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Salinity

Question 11

The two most abundant salts dissolved in ocean water:

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Sodium and Chloride

Question 12

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

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Coriolis Effect

Question 13

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

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Current

Question 14

Cold surface currents originate near the ______________________ .

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Poles

Question 15

The uppermost layer of the ocean.

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Epipelagic

Question 16

How does temperature change with increasing depth in the ocean?

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Decreases

Question 17

Where is new ocean floor forming?

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Mid-Ocean Ridge

Question 18

Under-water, inactive volcano peaks generally found in the Pacific Ocean.

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Seamount

Question 19

Warm surface currents originate near the________________.

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Equator

Question 20

What primary force powers ocean surface currents?

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Wind

Question 21

In 1977, this submersible discovered organisms living as far as 2.5 km below the ocean surface.

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Alvin

Question 22

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

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Upwelling

Question 23

Pressure in the ocean ________________ as you go deeper.

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Increases

Question 24

How does light change with increasing depth in the ocean?

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Decreases

Question 25

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

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Comets & Asteroids

Question 26

Sediment deposits that fill in valleys and create flat seafloor areas are called:

Accepted Answer

Abyssal Plain

Question 27

The ocean current that brings cold water south along the west coast of the United States.

Accepted Answer

California Current

Oceanography

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Oceanography

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