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Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |