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Oceans
be current.
Who knows?!
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The movement of energy through a body of water.
What is a wave.
100
The daily rise and fall of Earth's waters on shores.
What is tides.
100

The total amount of dissolved salts in a water sample.

What is salinity.

100
A large stream of moving water that flows through the ocean.
What is current.
100

Explain the Coriolis effect.

wind curves because earth is rotating

200
A tsunami is a giant wave known for it's destructive power. What are tsunamis caused by?

Underwater earthquake.

200

A tide with the greatest difference between high and low tide that occurs when the sun and the moon are aligned in a line with Earth.

What is spring tide.

200

The deepest part of the ocean is known as a 

trench

200

How many current types are there?

2 deep and surface

200
Surface currents, which affect water to a depth of several hundred meters, are driven mainly by _______.
What is winds.
300

Why are there strong waves and weak waves? What causes some days to have giant waves and other days no waves at all?

Amount of wind. 

300
Tides are caused by the interaction of the _____, ______ and _____.
What is Earth, moon and sun.
300

Draw a pie chart showing the percentage of salt water vs fresh water 

97% and 3% 

300

Where are surface currents created?

Equator

300

What makes water more dense?

temperature and salinity
400

What are waves caused by?

Wind

400
A tide with the least difference between low and high tide that occurs when the sun and moon pull at right angles to each other.
What is neap tide.
400
Pressure _________ continuously from the surface to the deepest part of the ocean.
What is increases.
400
Deep ocean currents are caused by differences in __________ rather than surface winds.
What is density.
400

Draw the water cycle. 5 stages 

evaporation, condensation, precipitation, run-off, collection. 


transpiration and infilltration

500

How can waves impact the shoreline? Think about the rocks...

Weathering and erosion.
500

Tide changes occur approximately every _______ hours.

What is 6 hours

500

Where could you find the most dense ocean water?

Close to the floor 

500
The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents.
What is Coriolis effect.
500

A giant wave caused by an earthquake on the ocean floor.

What is tsunami.