vocabulary
vocabulary
random questions
random questions
random questions
100
measures the density of a liquid
What is a Hydrometer
100
where the continental shelf ends
What is continental slope
100
The pressure of water pushing down on you and it is greatest where it is deeper
What is water pressure and where is it greatest?
100
Top: crest Bottom: trough
What is the top and bottom of a wave called?
100
Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Southern, Arctic
What are the world oceans?
200
instrument used to map the ocean floor
What is a sonar
200
underwater mountain range
What is the mid-ocean ridge
200
warm water that effects western Europe
Explain the Gulf Stream and where it is effected?
200
Seas are smaller than oceans and are mostly enclosed by land.
Describe the difference in seas and oceans
200
Land that pops out from underwater
What is an island?
300
the curving of the path of a moving object caused by Earth's rotation
What is a coriolis effect
300
a part of a continent that is underwater
What is the continental shelf
300
It moves in a circular motion but never really moves with the wave
Explain the motion of a water molecule in a wave
300
Rogue Wave, Tsunami Wave, and Storm Surge Wave
What are the three types of waves?
300
Global Converabelt
What is the system of deep and shallow currents that circle the Earth called?
400
Global wind systems caused by the uneven heating and of Earth's curved surface
What is Prevailing Winds
400
very deep valleys in the bottom of the ocean
What is trenches
400
When waves crash on rocks, evaporation, sand, rivers
Why is the ocean salty?
400
Rip Current because you can get stuck in it.
Which type of current is most dangerous to people and why?
400
where a warm current floats on top of a cold current
What is a density current?
500
current that flows on the oceans surface
What is Surface Currents
500
process of removing salt from water so it can be used
What is desalination
500
Yes, on continents there is mountains like seamounts
Does the ocean floor have features that are similar to features on continents?
500
Salinity, Density, and Temperature
What are the three properties of ocean water?
500
Continental Shelf
What is the shallow underwater edge of Earth's landmass called?
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