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5th oceanography Fill In The Blanks

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Question: Oceans cover about _____ of the Earth's surface.Answer: 70%
Question: The oceans contain _____ of the Earth's water supply.Answer: 97%
Question: The oceans __________ Earth's temperature by absorbing incoming solar radiationAnswer:
Question: ____ are smaller branches of the ocean.Answer:
Question: As water flows through rivers, it picks up small amounts of _____ _____ from the rocks and soil that flows into the oceans.Answer: mineral
Question: When ocean water _______ it leaves behind the salt.Answer:
Question: The two most elements in the ocean water are ___ and ___.Answer: sodium and
Question: Water is made of two elements.Answer: and oxygen
Question: The of the oceans is called ___.Answer:
Question: Under water mountains are called __.Answer:
Question: land from the continent's edge to ocean floor Answer: slope
Question: narrow, very deep in the oceanAnswer:
Question: flat, nearly areas in the oceanAnswer: abyssal
Question: valleys between Answer: rifts
Question: The line which marks the edge of water on land is called the Answer: shoreline
Question: Of what features do great underwater mountain ranges ?Answer: ridges
Question: The water portions of underwater mountains areAnswer:
Question: The steps of the cycle areAnswer: , condensation, precipitation
Question: amount of dissolved salts in waterAnswer:
Question: affects the surface of ocean waterAnswer: evaporation and
Question: refers to the amount of matter in a given of a substanceAnswer:
Question: is more dense salt water or fresh water?Answer: salt
Question: The top of a wave is the Answer:
Question: The of a wave is the Answer: trough
Question: A from crest to crest or trough to trough is Answer: wave
Question: A from the trough to the crest, straight up is theAnswer: wave
Question: Water mixed with air the Answer: waves
Question: This is air separated by a film of liquidAnswer: sea
Question: ____ of all volcanic activity on Earth occurs in the oceanAnswer: 90%
Question: are a transfer ofAnswer:
Question: What waves?Answer: Wind
Question: Does travel with the wave?Answer: No
Question: What two affect the size of waves?Answer: How hard and how long the wind
Question: Which tide is the ? Spring or NeapAnswer: spring
Question: These tides happen when the sun and moon form a right angle with the .Answer: Neap
Question: Means self-contained underwater apparatusAnswer: SCUBA
Question: keep their bodies warm by wearing Answer: wet
Question: The ______ helps keep a scuba diver from rising to the surface.Answer: weight
Question: The base of the food Answer:
Question: animals that eat phytoplanktonAnswer: zooplankton
Question: What is the ocean?Answer:
 
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