O say, can you SEA?
The ocean provides humans these 3 things
What are air, food, and water
This substance found deep underground contributes to an increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere when used
What are FOSSIL FUELS
Waves are energy passing through this
What is a MEDIUM
This highest point of a wave ain't colgate!
What is the CREST
The ocean floor has this many different types of features
What is SIX
50-80% of the air we breathe comes from these tiny critters in the ocean
What are PLANKTON
Besides making better choices about what foods to eat and limiting air and waste pollution, this solution would help protect our oceans
What is CONSERVE WATER
This deepest feature on the ocean floor sounds like spaghetti sauce
What is a TRENCH
One blast from this over water is a wave creator!
What is the WIND
Another name for an underwater mountain
What is a SEAMOUNT
Evaporation, Precipitation, and Transpiration are all a part of this cycle
What is the WATER CYCLE
An ocean wave is a movement of this through a body of water
What is ENERGY
Formed when lava builds a seamount until it's big enough to rise above the ocean water, these islands are known as
What are VOLCANIC ISLANDS
Waves are caused by wind, but tides are caused by this
What is the MOON
Determining wave length consists of measuring between these two points
What is crest-to-crest or what is trough to trough
This major problem, created by humans, is damaging the oceans by harvesting too many fish too fast
What is OVER-FISHING
Near the shore, wave height does this while the wave length decreases
What is INCREASES
This ocean floor feature is as empty and barren as a desert
What is an ABYSSAL PLAIN
This Hollywood movie shares a name with tectonic plates moving apart from each other.
What is DIVERGENT
This is the main difference between the continental shelf and the continental slope.
What is STEEPNESS
Changing the average temperatures on the planet has this scientific name
What is CLIMATE CHANGE
When tectonic plates do this, a trench is formed
What is CONVERGE
When this occurs, one tectonic plate drops below the head-on push of another plate.
What is SUBDUCTION
This type of pull effects the rise and fall of the tides
What is the MOON'S GRAVITATIONAL PULL
When carbon dioxide gets absorbed in our oceans, it lowers this
What is the PH LEVEL