tides
ocean water properties
ocean motion
ocean floors
Miscellaneous
100

what causes tides?

The moon!

100

what are the three main gases dissolved in ocean water? 

Carbon dioxide, Nitrogen, and oxygen

100

What type of current is affected by changes in water temperature and salinity?

deep ocean currents

100

Define the Continental Rise

the base of the continental slope where the continental crust become the oceanic crust

100
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200

what is a neap tides?

when the sun and moon are at a 90 degree angle and the tide is in the middle of high and low.

200

Ocean waters in what location have a greater salt content?

 drier climates

200

What is a rip current?

narrow currents flowing away from shore

200

The continental slope lies at_and_

100m and 2,500 meters


200
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300

If high tide is at 2:00 am today what time will it be tomorrow 

2:50am

300

What are 2 factors determining ocean density?

Temperature and Salinity

300

What is a current?

Continuous flow of water in the certain direction

300

Oceanographers have only mapped about ______ of the ocean floor.

5-15%

300
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400

what is tidal range?

the difference between high and low tides.

400

What percentage of the ocean consists of salt?

3.5%

400

What currents are affected by the Coriolis Effect?

surface currents

400

At the base of the continental slope is the _________.

Continental Rise

400
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500

what is a spring tide?

when the sun moon and earth are in a line.

500

What are Thermohaline currents?

currents are driven by differences in water density

500

What makes waves become larger or smaller?

 the moon's gravitational pull on the earth

500

There is a thick deposit layer of ______ from the erosion of the continental crust.

Sediments

500
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