Currents
What causes most surface currents?
Wind
This is determined by the crest and trough
wavelength
How many oceans are there?
5
How salty the water is
salinity
_______ refers to the difference between high tide and low tide levels.
tidal range
What famous current did Nemo's dad ride?
East Australian Current (EAC)
An ocean wave has a wavelength of 5 m and wave period of 7 s. What is the wave speed?
35 m/s
What type of water is found in an ocean?
salt
how hot or cold the water is
temperature
_______ are the daily changes in the level of ocean water
tides
What causes deep ocean current?
Differences in water density
What is the highest point of a wave called?
crest
What ocean is found on the east coast of the United States?
Atlantic
A _________ is a disturbance that transfers energy through matter
wave
water level at the absolute highest level
high tide
Currents that change direction by hitting landmass
continental deflection
What is the lowest part of a wave?
trough
What ocean is found on the western coast of the United States?
Pacific
_________ is the number of waves produced in a certain amount of time
frequency
the largest daily tidal range made even higher by the alignment of the sun, moon, and Earth
spring tide
Warm water from surface currents replacing colder dense water that sinks to the ocean floor.
convection currents
What causes most surface waves?
wind
Name the oceans of the world.
Indian
Southern
Atlantic
Pacific
Arctic
________ measures the amount of time it takes a wave to pass a fixed point
wave period
the smallest daily tidal range caused by Earth and moon forming a 90-degree angle
neap tide