Water
As the ocean depth increases, _______ also increases.
water pressure
The deepest part of the ocean are the...
Trenches
An ocean motion that is caused by wind and seen on the water's surface.
Waves
Clouds that occur in fair weather. (They look like cotton balls.)
Cumulus
The weight of the air causes:
air pressure
The salinity of the ocean varies. Salinity means...
The greatest variety of ocean life is in the shallowest part of the ocean above the...
continental shelf
The ocean current which carries warm water from the equator to Europe. (The name of the current)
The Gulf Stream
High, thin, wispy clouds.
cirrus clouds
Air circulates around the Earth in big chunks called...
air masses
Wind patterns and different water densities cause...
Ocean currents
The area at the end of the continental slope where sediments gather causing a small rise in the land.
continental rise
As the depth of the ocean increases, these two things decrease.
Temperature and light
Clouds that bring rain and look like a gray blanket covering the sky.
strattus
The boundary between two air masses is called a...
FRONT
It is mostly the pull of the moon's gravity that causes...
Tides
The deep flat portion of the ocean floor.
Abyssal plain
These plant-like organisms produce much of the Earth's oxygen and serve as the basis of the ocean ecosystem.
Phytoplankton
The kind of cloud that forms a tower and brings stormy weather.
Cumulonimbus
A warm front occurs when a warm air mass pushes out a cold mass. A warm front brings:
steady rain or drizzle followed by warmer temperatures
The ocean covers about ____% of the Earth's surface
70 percent
These are underwater mountains caused by plate movements.
mid-ocean ridges
Phytoplankton, like other plants, need sunlight for photosynthesis, and therefore live _____________. (Where in the ocean?)
on the ocean's surface.
The weather when the barometer is falling showing low pressure.
Rainy weather
A cold front occurs when a cold air mass pushes out a warm air mass. A cold front brings:
a short period of heavy rain or thunder, followed by clear colder weather.