Show:
Surfin' U.S.A.
"We all live in a yellow submarine!" -The Beatles
"Somewhere, beyond the sea..." -Bobby Darin
"So won't you slide away, back to the ocean..." -Miley Cyrus
100

What term refers to the saltiness of water? (You can't say "um"!)

Salinity

100

What are ocean currents? (You can't say "um"!)

Ocean currents are large volumes of water flowing in a certain direction.

100

What separates the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere? (You can't say "um"!)

The equator separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

100

What is a gyre? (You can't say "um"!)

A gyre is a large system of rotating ocean currents.

200

The vertical motion of water towards the ocean's surface is known as _____________.

Upwelling

200

DOUBLE JEOPARDY RIDDLE: If you’re running in a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in?

Second place!

200

In what direction do surface currents move? (You can't say "um"!)

Surface currents move in a horizontal direction.
200

These currents are driven by the wind. (You can't say "um"!)

Surface currents are driven by the wind.

300

What two things affect the density of water? (You can't say "um"!)

Temperature and salinity affect the density of water.

300

Surface currents create large systems of rotating water in the ocean called ______________.

Surface currents create large systems of rotating water in the ocean called gyres.

300

DOUBLE JEOPARDY RIDDLE: There’s a one-story house in which everything is yellow. Yellow walls, yellow doors, yellow furniture. What color are the stairs?

There aren’t any - it’s a one-story house.

300

What direction do gyres turn in the Northern Hemisphere? (You can't say "um"!)

Clockwise

400

DOUBLE JEOPARDY RIDDLE: You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?

All the people on the boat are married.

400

What direction do gyres turn in the Southern Hemisphere? (You can't say "um"!)

Counterclockwise

400

What happens to the density of water if you decrease the temperature of the water? (You can't say "um"!)

The density of the water increases.

400

DOUBLE JEOPARDY RIDDLE: What can’t be put in a saucepan?

It's lid!

500

What causes deep ocean currents? (You can't say "um"!)

Density differences (temperature and salnity) in water cause deep ocean currents.

500

What is the Coriolis Effect? Explain WHAT it is and WHY it occurs. (You can't say "um"!)

The Coriolis Effect causes wind and water to move in different circular directions in the Northern and Southern hemispheres due to Earth's rotation.

500

Will an object that is placed in saltwater sink or float? EXPLAIN WHY. (You can't say "um"!)

An object placed in saltwater will float, because saltwater is more dense than freshwater.
500

Deep ocean currents follow one path around the Earth called the ___________________.

global conveyor belt