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Ocean Test Review
Ocean Floor, Tides, Currents, Waves, and Life
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the up and down movement of surface water? | waves |
| What is caused by wind pushing against the surface of the water? | surface waves |
| What can the winds of a hurricane cause? | storn surge |
| What is the steady flow of water in a regular pattern in the ocean? | currents |
| Ocean currents transport warm water from the Equator to the polar regions which helps to regulate _________________ around the world. | temperatures |
| What is the warm water Atlantic Ocean current that flows from south to north along the eastern coast of North America? | Gulf Stream |
| Sailors long ago would catch the current off the coast of VA. This current would help them get to ___________________. | Europe |
| The rise and fall in the water level of the ocean is called a __________________. | tides |
| The _________'s gravity pulls on the earth causing tides. | moon |
| Oceans cover ____% of the Earth’s surface. | 71 |
| ______________ describes how salty an ocean is. | Salinity |
| The deeper the water, the ________ sunlight reaches to warm it. | less |
| ______________________ is the force of water pressing against whatever it surrounds | Water pressure |
| Flat, low lying land area at the sea coast (beach) where we build sandcastles, walk, play games, get a tan, and read a book | Coastal plain |
| A deep valley in the ocean floor, the deepest part of the ocean | Oceanic trench |
| A steep slope that continues from the continental shelf and leads to the abyssal plain | Continental slope |
| Vast flat area on the deep ocean floor | Abyssal plain |
| A gradually sloping portion of the ocean floor that is made of the continental crust where we swim, ride the waves, fish, ski, parasail, and kite surf | Contitnental shelf |
| system of underwater mountains and valleys, usually parallel to an oceanic trench. | oceanic ridge |
| Underwater mountains or volcanoes are called ________. | Seamounts |
| What is animal-like plankton called? | Zooplankton |
| What increases as you get deeper into the ocean? | pressure |
| Plant-like plankton is called... | phytoplankton |
| The Gulf Stream is a warm water _______________. | current |
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