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WES Oceans
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the amount of Earth's water found in the oceans | 97% |
| the amount of Earths surface covered by water | 71% |
| water containing many dissolved salts; the most abundant type of water found on Earth | salt water |
| One of the largest estuaries in the United States located off the coast of Virginia | Chesapeake Bay |
| describes a mixture of salt and fresh water | brackish |
| a partly enclosed coastal body of water where salt and fresh water meet. They are called the "nurseries of the sea" | estuary |
| a low-lying area of land regularly flooded by salt water at high tide | salt marsh |
| the high point on a wave | crest |
| the regular rise and fall of ocean water caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun | tide |
| the low point on a wave | trough |
| a wave, produced by an earthquake on or near the ocean floor, which builds up to great heights as it moves into shallow water | tsunami |
| a disturbance, often caused by wind, seen on the surface of water | wave |
| the river-like movement of water in the ocean | current |
| a warm water current that travels by the east coast of the U.S. and crosses the Atlantic moving towards Europe | Gulf stream current |
| the saltiness of water | salinity |
| a small submarine used by scientists to study the deep | Submersible |
| a living thing that gives off light | bioluminescent |
| tiny algae and animals that float in water and are carried by waves and currents | plankton |
| the flat, shallow part of the ocean floor near the coast is the continental _________________ | shelf |
| What increases as you dive deeper into the ocean | Water pressure |
| Besides light and life, what also decreases as you dive deeper into the ocean? | temperature |
| the deepest part of the ocean | trench |
| the steep drop-off from the continental shelf to the deep part of the ocean is the continental _________ | slope |
| What are the plant-like plankton called: | phytoplankton |
| What are the animal-like plankton called: | Zooplankton |
| The distance on a wave measured from crest to crest | wavelength |
| The wave measurement that tells how tall a wave is | amplitude |
| When two of earth's plates are moving apart, they create a _______________ boundary | divergent |
| When two of eath's plates are moving TOGETHER, they create a _________________ boundary | convergent |
| When two of earth's plates are sliding past each other, they create a _____________________ boundary | transform |
| There is abundant life above the continental shelf because _________________ reaches the bottom there. | sunlight |
| Gravity from the _____________ and sun cause the tides to rise and fall twice a day. | moon |
| What is the main cause of waves | wind |
| What is the deepest trench in the ocean | Marianas trench |
| What runs down the middle of the Atlantic ocean | mid-ocean ridge |
| The ______________ of the earth is the main cause of ocean currents. | spinning |
| _________ water currents start near the equator | warm |
| _________ water currents start near the poles | cold |
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