Oceans!
Emphasis on ocean location depending what side of the equator
Northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere
97% of water on Earth is ________________ and
3% of water on Earth is __________________
Saltwater, freshwater
Name the zones in order from uppermost to farthest down WITH THEIR ALTERNATIVE NAME!
Surface (sunlight), Middle (twilight), Deep (midnight)
The type of currents that move horizontally because of wind friction
Surface currents
The chemical process in which light energy, water, and carbon dioxide are converted into sugar
Photosynthesis
The largest ocean
Pacific
The dissolved salt content of water
Salinity
the first 200ish meters down where photosynthetic plants reside
Surface (sunlight) zone
The vertical movement of water from the surface to deeper parts of the ocean
Density currents
The photosynthetic organism that is plant-like and can experience 'blooms'
Algae (algal blooms)
Which ocean is missing?
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, ....?
Southern Ocean
Slightly salty water
Brackish
The zone that receives no sunlight. Also the most bio-luminescent organisms reside here
Deep (midnight) zone
A circular system of currents
Gyre
In the Northern Hemisphere, ocean currents move in a ____________ direction.
Clockwise
What ocean is located closest to us on The U.S. East coast?
Atlantic Ocean
A glacier is melting into the Arctic Ocean. What happens to the salinity in the ocean water around where the glacier is melting? Increase salinity or decrease salinity?
Decrease salinity
This zone only receives blue and green wavelengths of light, so it's dark and shadowy here
Middle zone
The movement of water to the left or right and caused by Earth's rotation
Coriolis effect
In the Southern Hemisphere, ocean currents move in a ________________ direction.
Counter-clockwise
An ocean that is land-locked such as the Black .... or the Caspian ...?
Sea
In the Caribbean Sea, the sun is beaming down and it is very hot and humid. What's the explanation for what's happening to the ocean water as it evaporates from the sun? Incease salinity or decrease salinity?
Increase salinity
This zone has the highest salinity
Deep zone
Since ocean currents circulate _________ energy, they therefore affect weather and ___________.
Thermal, climate
The vertical movement of water toward the ocean's surface
upwelling