What factors might affect the tide in any particular location?

Gravitational pull of the Sun, Moon & Earth

How do most waves form?

energy is transmitted by wind blowing across the ocean

The movement of cold water upward from the deep ocean

Why are upwelling zones usually home to enormous schools of fish?

Plenty of nutrients for the fish in the upwelling zones

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6th grade Oceanography

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This is a quiz I made for the test that I have on 1-29-16 in 6th grade on Science: Oceanography.

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1
Waves start in the open ocean.
True
False
2
What factors might affect the tide in any particular location?
Gravitational pull of the moon
Gravitational pull of the Sun, Moon & Earth
Gravitational pull of the Earth and the moon
Gravitational pull of the sun
3
The daily rise and fall of Earth's water on its coastlines is called?
tides
currents
tsunamis
sandbars
4
The pattern of temperature and precipitation typical of an area over a long period of time is?
Current
None of the above
Gulf Stream
Climate
5
What is the flat area that you walk on that's connected to a continent?
continental slope
Lauren's continent drawing
continental shelf
abyssal plain
6
During a neap tide, the moon and earth are
none of the above
right angle
in a straight line
diagonal from the earth
7
What happens to the pressure as you go down further into the ocean?
all are possible
it decreases
it increases
it stays the same
8
How do most waves form?
energy is transmitted by other waves
energy is transmitted by wind blowing across the ocean
none of the above
energy is formed by sea animals' movement
9
The largest and most powerful surface current in the North Atlantic Ocean is the?
Conveyer belt currents
Climate
Corilous Effect
Gulf Stream
10
What is the dissolved salts in the ocean/water?
salt
nutrients
salinity
wave
11
What is the abnormal climate that can happen every 2-7 years in the Pacific Ocean?
Your mom
Longshore drift
El Niño
Coriolis Effect
12
Which is FaLsE about the ocean floor?
it is rocky and uneven
it has deep canyons
it has the biggest mountains on Earth
it is flat and sandy
13
During a spring tide, the moon and earth are
none of the above
in a straight line
at right angles
diagonal
14
What is upwelling?
Movement caused by tides
When the sun and moon are at right angles
The movement of cold water upward from the deep ocean
Ashen the sun and moon line up straight
15
What DoEs NoT determine the size of a wave?
How long the wind blows
How fast the wind blows
Strength of the wind
How far the wind blows
16
A canyon in the ocean floor (formed at subduction zones) is a?
seamount
mid-ocean ridge
volcano
trench
17
Which is FaLsE about Sonar?
it uses X-rays
it measures distance
it is an indirect way if gathering data
it uses sound waves
18
What is a mountain that's underwater that's peak doesn't go above the ocean surface?
seamount
volcanic island
mountain
mid-ocean ridge
19
Scientist rely mostly on direct methods for gathering information to study the ocean floor.
False
True
20
Why are upwelling zones usually home to enormous schools of fish?
Sharks force them into the upwelling zones
None of the above
Plenty of nutrients for the fish in the upwelling zones
Cause the ocean pulls them towards the upwelling zones

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