Ocean Importance
Ocean waves and tides
Ocean floor features
Currents/Coriolis Effect
Thermocline and deep ocean
100
What do plankton produce?
air we breathe, food for consumers
100
The size of a wave in the open ocean depends on what?
the strength of the wind blowing across the water's surface
100
What is number 23?
Abyssal Plain
100
Name the two benefits of currents?
Movement of ships and animals, weather and climate (warming waters)
100
The density of seawater is affected by what factors?
Temperature and salinity
200
Where does our fresh drinking water come from?
The water cycle
200
What happens to the particle motion of water particles as you travel deeper beneath the ocean's surface?
Water particles move in smaller circles.
200
What is number 21?
Volcanic Islands
200
Surface currents affect what?
Climate
200
Surface water temperature varies depending on what? (two things)
sunlight received and the latitude
300
Sunlight causes ocean water to become clouds by what process?
Evaporation
300
What are the three things that determine how tall a wave is?
Wind speed, direction, and fetch
300
What is number 22
Mid ocean ridge
300
Gyres south of the equator move in what direction?
Counterclockwise
300
The area where the water temperature drops drastically is known as what?
Thermocline
400
Name the three problems impacting our oceans
Overfishing, ocean acidification, climate change
400
What happens to a wave’s height as it approaches shore? (2 things)
Wave height increases and wavelength decreases
400
What is number 19
Continental shelf
400
The large system of rotating ocean currents is called what?
Gyres
400
Warm water ___(rises/sinks) and colder water ____(rises/sinks)
rises, sinks
500
The problem where coral are not able to rebuild their skeleton is a result of what? (2 of them)
increase in carbon dioxide and a decrease in pH levels
500
What is the difference between wave and tide?
A wave is generated by the wind the tides by the moon
500
What is number 24
Sea mount
500
Where do colder, denser currents move from?
The poles
500
What does upwelling bring to the surface?
Dissolved nutrients