Hit the Floor
A volcanic mountain rising from the ocean floor that doesn’t reach the surface is known as a
Seamount
How many oceans are located in our world?
5
Currents are caused by two factors which are
wind patterns and differences in water density
Ocean water is _____% pure water
96
What is a sea?
A part of the ocean nearly surrounded by land
This marks the boundary between the crust of the continent and the crust of the ocean floor.
Continental slope
The Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean contains the deepest spot on Earth which is also known as...
Challenger Deep
These are caused by the wind and usually move only the upper few hundred meters of water
Surface currents
As you get deeper in the ocean, as temperature decreases, pressure ___________
increases
This describes the amount of dissolved salts in the ocean
Salinity
This flat part of a continental margin that is covered by shallow ocean water is called..
continental shelf
This separates a continental slope from the ocean floor
Continental Rise
What is weather?
the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time measured in terms of such things as wind, temperature, humidity, cloudiness, precipitation, and atmospheric pressure.
The lowest point of the wave is called..
the trough
The average salinity of ocean is ____ parts per thousand.
35
These are are larger in the Atlantic and Indian than in the Pacific due to the deposition of sediments by large rivers
Abyssal Plains
When ocean water is cold, like in polar regions, it carries _______________ to the ocean depths.
oxygen rich water
Explain the Coriolis Effect.
Surface Currents in the northern hemisphere curve right(clockwise).
Surface currents in the southern hemisphere curve left(counter clockwise).
The vertical distance between a crest and a trough is called the ....
wave height
What are the three most abundant gases in ocean water?
nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and oxygen
These form an almost continuous mountain belt that extends from the Arctic Ocean down through the middle of the Atlantic Ocean around Africa into the Indian Ocean and across the Pacific Ocean.
Mid Ocean Ridges
The area where the underwater edge meets of a continent meets the ocean floor is called...
Continental Margin
These carry huge amounts of energy which is concentrated in much less water as it nears the shore
Tsunamis
Waves are set in motion by these three things..
1.winds
2. earthquakes
3.the gravitational pull of the moon
These 3 factors affect the height of a wave...
1. wind speed
2.the length of time the wind blows
3. the distance the wind blows over the water