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Chapter C4
Question | Answer |
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The saltiness of water is called ? | Salinity |
The weight of water pressing on an object is called? | water pressure |
The up and down movement of surface water is called a ? | wave |
The stream of water that flows like a river through the ocean is an ? | ocean current |
The repeated rise and fall in the level of the ocean is called the? | tide |
The area where the ocean and the land meet and interact is the ? | shore |
A hard, rocky point of land left when softer rock is washed away by the sea is ? | headland |
A pool of seawater found along a rocky shoreline is ? | a tide pool |
A wall-like structure made of rocks that sticks out into the ocean is a? | jetty |
What does SCUBA stand for? | self contained underwater breathing apparatus |
A small underwater vehicle is ? | submersible |
A device that uses sound waves is? | sonar |
The process of removing salt from sea water is called? | desalination |
The saltiness of water is the? | salinity |
The weight of the water pressing on an object is the? | water pressure |
The up and down movement of surface water is a ? | wave |
The stream of water that flows like a river through the ocean is ? | ocean current |
The repeated rise and fall of the ocean level is ? | tide |
The area where the water and land meet and interact is ? | the shore |
The hard or rocky point left after soft rock is washed away is? | headland |
pool of seawater found along a rocky shoreline is a ? | tide pool |