Ocean Study Stack Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What are the 5 Oceans? | Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean |
What is the definition of salinity? | The mass of dissolved solids. |
What are the 3 ocean zones? | The Surface Zone, The Middle Zone, The Deep Zone. |
What is the definition of the Surface Zone? | It is where the ocean receives the most sunlight. |
What is the definition of the Middle Zone? | It is where the ocean absorbs most of the light lengths. |
What is the definition of the Deep Zone? | It is where the ocean receives no light. |
What is one thing from the criteria scientists use to classify ocean zones? | Sunlight |
What chemicals are used to make water? | Hydrogen, Oxygen |
Name 3 types of ocean currents? | Surface Currents, Density Currents, Wind Currents |
What does Density Currents mean? | When currents are being pushed downward because of how dense the water is. |
What is gyre? | Gyro is when ocean currents go into a specific direction. |
Name the two Pacific gyros? | North Pacific, South Pacific |
Name the two Atlantic gyros? | North Atlantic, South Atlantic |
What is the other gyre if the pacific and Atlantic gyre are identified? | Indian Ocean Gyre |
What is the benefit of upwelling? | Upwelling causes nutrient rich water deep in the ocean to come up onto the surface. |
How can surface currents can be affectionate to weather? | Surface currents in warm regions tend to become warm while surface currents in a cold region tends to get the surface current cold. |
What is cohesion? | When molecules bond or unite. |
What is adhesion? | The clinging of one substance to another. |
Name three reasons why is water a unique compound? | It is the only compound which can be solid, liquid and gas. It has a specific heat. Also, ice can float on the water. |
What are the chemicals that make water? | Hydrogen and Oxygen |
What is polarity? | Polarity is when opposite ends of a molecule is neutral. |
Name the three states of matter? | Solid, Liquid, Gas |
Why can ice float on water? | Because ice is less dense than water. |
What is the symbol of water that scientists use instead of just writing water? | H2o |
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