the periodic rise and fall of the tides

What might happen if warm and cool currents did not move through the ocean's waters?

Climates on land might be extremely different.

Ocean temperatures would become either too hot or too cold to support life.

The pace of global warming would accelerate.

What powers the process of evaporation, by which salt water is turned into fresh water?

Photosynthesis, which is undergone by algae and other marine plants

One direct effect of the Gulf Stream is that:

Northwestern Europe tends to be warmer than northeastern North America

Africa is the hottest continent on the planet

The climate of Australia is warm enough to support human life

Antarctica is the coldest continent on the planet

includes plains, mountains, and trenches.

A. is the result of the Coriolis effect.

is a vast expanse of only abyssal plains.

was produced by upwelling and surface currents.

Density currents are the result of

changes in salinity or temperature.

particle circulation in surface waves.

Which statement is true of tides?

High tides would be higher if the Moon were closer to Earth.

Neap tides are most common during full moon.

High tide on every beach is 12 hours later than low tide.

The Sun has a greater affect on tides because of its size than the Moon has.

What is a difference between spring and neap tides?

Spring tides occur when the earth and sun are IN LINE with the new or full moon.

Spring tides occur when moon in 3rd or 1st quarter phases

Spring tides are LOWER than neap tides

Spring tides occur in Spring and neap tides can occur in any season

Sarah can float more easily in ocean water than in water in a swimming pool. Why is it easier for her to float in ocean water?

there is a larger volume of ocean water to float in

she has a smaller mass in ocean water

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How many oceans does Earth have?

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What is the largest ocean on Earth?

Pacific

Atlantic

Indian

Arctic

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a way water formed in the oceans?

Asteroids and Comets Collided

The Water Cycle

Volcanic Eruptions

Oceans

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A chain of underwater volcanoes -

continental shelf

continental slope

mid-ocean ridge

continental rise

The deepest parts of the ocean -

trench

mid-ocean ridge

continental slope

continental rise

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Most of the animals in the deep zone of the ocean make light in the process of -

salinity

bioluminescence

brackish water

sunlight

What is the highest part of a wave?

trench

trough

crest

ridge

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Oceans 6th Grade

How many oceans does Earth have?

What is the largest ocean on Earth?

Which of the following is NOT a way water formed in the oceans?

A chain of underwater volcanoes -

The deepest parts of the ocean -

Most of the animals in the deep zone of the ocean make light in the process of -

What is the highest part of a wave?

When the sun, the Moon, and the Earth are aligned; high tides are higher than normal.

When the sun, the Moon, and the Earth form a right angle; high tides are lower than normal.

What is a gyre?

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