Marine Science
A personal preference or point of view is called what?
What is a bias
Which two factors affect the density of water?
What is Temperature and salinity
What is the deepest part of the ocean called?
This is the MOST common cause of surface currents?
What is wind
The area between the average low-tide mark and average high-tide mark is called what?
Oceans are separated into how many ocean basins?
What is 5
When water sticks to the sides of the glass in a graduated cylinder, it is because of this...
What is adhesion
Which of the earths plates are more dense, oceanic or continental?
Would you find cold water in the deep or shallow part of the water column?
What is deep
"clamming up" or closing off shells would help prevent what?
This is the study of the ocean, its ecosystems and life forms
What is Marine Science
Water is ______ with a partial negative charge at one end and a partial positive charge at the other end
What is Polar
Currents that result in the rising of hot magma which then cools and sinks is called what?
What are convection currents
The distance between the crests of two waves is called what?
What is wavelength
Algae are the _____ producers in many littoral zones?
What is primary producers
This is the largest ocean basin
What is the Pacific
Water molecules create surface tension (water sticking to water) this is a result of what property of water?
What is cohesion
The _______ layer of the Earth is made of slowly flowing rock?
The difference between high tide and low tide is called what?
What is tidal range
The greatest amount of biodiversity occurs in the splash zone or low tidal zone?
What is the low tidal zone
Measuring the height of waves is what type of data? (Qualitative or quantitative?
What is quantitative
Oceans regulating climate and temperature is a result of what property of water?
What is high specific heat
True or false: The crust of the earth is floating on the top of the mantle?
What is true
Spring tides (highest high tides and lowest low tides) occur during what phases of the moon?
What is full or new moons
These form where freshwater from rivers meet saltwater in the ocean. These areas are very important for marine ecosystems because they serve as nurseries for many fish and invertebrates.
What are estuaries