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Ocean Quiz
YOU SHALL NOT PASS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| True or false? Water is the only substance that exists as a solid, liquid, and gas in nature. | True |
| Water forms drops because of strong forces between water ________. | molecules |
| The compound of water is made up of ___ hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. | two |
| What is the condition of when some parts of a compound have slightly negative charges, and other parts have slightly positive charges to make the overall compound neutral? | Polarity |
| Polarity can make certain molecules (such as water) ______ each other. | attract |
| Water ______ many compounds because the polarity of water pulls one side of the compound, while the other side is pulled in the opposite direction, pulling it apart. | dissolves |
| Attraction between molecules that are alike is called ________. | cohesion |
| When molecules attract each other when they are NOT alike is called _______. | adhesion |
| How many main oceans are there in the world? | 5 |
| The salt in the Earth's oceans was created when the water dissolved ______. | rocks |
| The water in Earth's oceans was created by icy comets crashing into Earth and volcanoes erupting ______ ______. | water vapor |
| The salt in the oceans are made from ______ and ______. | sodium chloride |
| The amount of salt in a given area of the ocean is called what? | Salinity |
| Brackish water (a mix of saltwater and freshwater) has a salinity under what? | 17 |
| Large, flat areas of the seafloor are called _____ _____. | Abyssal Plains |
| The area where______ ______ pull apart on the seafloor is called a mid ocean ridge. | tectonic plates |
| When an ocean current runs into a continent, it ____ ____. | turns around |
| Ocean currents spin in circles, which forms a ______. | gyre |
| The Coriolis Effect (which causes wind and water to move in certain directions) is a result of what? | Earth's Rotation |
| Gyres spin to the ____ in the Northern Hemisphere, and to the ___ in the Southern Hemisphere. | right left |
| How many main gyres are there? | 5 |
| Upwelling causes _____ ocean water to replace ____ ____ ocean water. | deeper less deep |
| A mass of water moving in a certain direction is an ______ _____ | ocean current |
| True or false? Wind driven ocean currents are called tide currents. | False |
| True or false? Freshwater has no salt. | False |
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