What is NOT a way that salt is put into ocean water?

The waste of plants & animals that live in the ocean

What theory do scientists have about how the oceans were formed on Earth?

From comets & meteorites that hit our early Earth

Scientists have recorded that the sea level is rising 1-2mm every year. What is causing this?

Glaciers & ice caps at the poles melting

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Ch.15: Physical Oceanography Quiz

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1
What is NOT a way that salt is put into ocean water?
Volcanic Gases
Weathering of rocks
The waste of plants & animals that live in the ocean
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2
The amount of dissolved salts in seawater is known as:
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Salinity
Trough
Thermocline
3
Which is NOT a property of seawater?
Clear/light colored
Denser than freshwater
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Has a lower freezing point than freshwater
4
In what hemisphere is most of our land masses?
Western
Northern
Southern
Eastern
5
Which is NOT true about high & low tides:
The daily cycle takes 48 hours
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High & low tide are different from place to place
It is caused by the gravitational pull of the moon & sun
6
The level of the ocean surface is known as:
Sea height
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Sea level
Water level
7
The depth in the ocean where the temperature drastically drops & continues to drop is known as:
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Thermocline
Hypothermia
Salinity
8
What does SONAR stand for?
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Sound Navigational Radar
Super Navigational Radar
Sound Navigation & Ranging
9
Closed circular water systems that are created because of the continents are known as:
Thermocline
Gyres
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Currents
10
What theory do scientists have about how the oceans were formed on Earth?
We don't have water on Earth
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The oceans formed naturally as the Earth cooled
From comets & meteorites that hit our early Earth
11
The upward motion of water that originates from the bottom of the ocean is known as:
Gyre
Current
Upwelling
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12
Scientists have recorded that the sea level is rising 1-2mm every year. What is causing this?
More water is being put on the Earth
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The sea level naturally changes from year to year
Glaciers & ice caps at the poles melting

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