Salinity/Zones
Floor Features
Waves
Tides
Currents
100
What is the difference between Ocean water and freshwater?
What is higher concentration of sodium chloride (salt)
100
Which feature has a steep slope?
What is Continental Slope
100
Waves on the surface of the ocean are caused by...
What is Wind
100
What is the main cause of the ocean tides?
What is Moon's Gravity
100
Deep currents are caused by differences in _____ and ____.
What is Density and Salinity
200
What happens to pressure as you go to the ocean floor from the surface?
What is Pressure Increases
200
Which ocean feature is a large, flat level area of the deep ocean basin?
What is Abyssal Plain
200
Waves is the movement of _____ not ______.
What is ENERGY not WATER
200
During which tide are the sun, earth, and moon in a straight line?
What is Spring Tide
200
Surface currents are caused by ____.
What is Wind
300
What are the two most abundant salts in the ocean?
What is Sodium & Chlorine
300
What are under water mountains that DO NOT come above the ocean's surface?
What is Seamounts
300
What is the highest part of a wave called?
What is Crest
300
During which tide is the sun, earth, and moon at a RIGHT angle?
What is Neap Tide
300
Water is heated at the _______.
What is Equator
400
What happens to salinity as you go from the top to bottom of the ocean?
What is Salinity decreases
400
Which feature forms on the ocean floor where parts of Earth's crust pulls apart?
What is Rift Valley
400
What happens to wavelength as a wave nears the shore?
What is Decrease
400
How often do tides occur?
What is Daily
400
Water is cooled at the _______.
What is Poles
500
What happens to temperature as you go to the ocean floor from the surface?
What is Temperature Decreases
500
What is the Mid-Ocean Ridge?
What is Continuous Range of mountains along the ocean floor.
500
What happens to waveHEIGHT as a wave nears the shore?
What is Increase
500
Which type of tide will show the greatest difference between high and low tides?
What is Spring Tide
500
What is the most likely cause of the Gulf Stream? (2 things)
What is Wind and the Coriolis Effect
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