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Question | Answer |
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The general movements of the ocean waters are called ________________. | ocean currents |
The chief cause of the currents is the _________________. | global winds |
The turning of the earth makes the currents _________________. | move at an angle |
An ocean current turns about when it comes near a __________________________. | continent |
In the part of the world you live, the ocean currents move in a ___________________ direction. | clockwise |
Ocean currents are classified as ________________ and _______________________. | warm currents, cold currents |
Warm currents start near the _________________. | equator |
Cold currents start near the ________________. | poles |
Name the oceans. _________________________________________ | Atlantic,Pacific,Indian |
Which is the largest ocean? __________________________________ | Pacific |
What other names do we use for areas of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans? _________________________________ | Arctic and Antarctic Oceans |
Most of our oxygen we breathe comes from | phytoplankton |
plankton live in the | ocean |
The oceans supply most of the water vapor that returns to earth as | rain and snow |
Without the oceans, our planet would be a ___________________ planet. | dead |