Ocean Processes

Surface currents in the ocean are created by all of the following except ________.

The difference in the heat capacity for water versus land is the driving force behind ____.

Deep ocean movement is driven by _____________while the movement of surface currents is driven by _________.

Deep ocean movement is driven by ________ while the movement of surface currents is driven by ________.

True or false: The continental margin is the transition from the land to the deep sea

Water in the ocean's surface currents is pushed in the direction of the major wind belts.

Energy from the sun reaches Earth by ________.

Which ocean current is able to travel all the way around the globe?

The density of ocean water decreases as ________.

London and Quebec are at the same latitude, Why is London’s climate so much warmer than Quebec?

Wind or water that travels toward the equator from the poles gets bent to the west when you are _________.

Ocean water ________ heat at the equator and ________ heat at the poles.

Oceanic waves generally travel and transfer energy as ________.

The density of ocean water increases as ________.

True or false: Waves transmit energy, not matter.

Which of the following types of energy are responsible for creating wind?

The Coriolis Effect causes moving objects to appear to move _ in the South and _in the North.

The Coriolis Effect causes moving objects to appear to move _ in the South and _in the North.

The seasons are caused by ________.

________, which creates low-pressure zones, while ________, which creates high-pressure zones.

Why can the atmosphere experience big changes before the biosphere feels the effects of those changes?

The prefix ________ means heat, and ________ means salt.

True or false: Greenhouse gases can be described as a blanket for the Earth.

Which of the following water cycle transport methods does not put water into the atmosphere?