Oceans

The amount of dissolved solids present in the water

• salinity
• chlorine
• nitrogen
• density

Compound found in ocean water that effects salinity

• sodium chloride
• sodium
• chlorine
• density

Surface currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns
• Earth's Rotation
• Density
• All of the above

Ocean currents have an affect on which two things

• climate and weather
• temperature and density
• land and sea
• equator and poles

A horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at or near the ocean's surface.

• Gulf Stream
• Global Conveyor Belt
• Surface Current
• Gyre

This is the zone between high-tide and low-tide (literally means between tides)

• Twilight Zone
• Neretic Zone
• Open-ocean Zone
• Intertidal Zone

This zone extends from low-tide area out over the continental shelf.

• Open-Ocean Zone
• Intertidal Zone
• Neretic Zone
• Zone Defense

This zone includes any area beyond the continental shelf where water is deepest.

• Open-Ocean Zone
• Neretic Zone
• Intertidal Zone
• Auto Zone

Cracks in the ocean crust that release hot, mineral-rich water are called...

• Coral Reef
• Hydrothermal Vents
• Bioluminescence
• Geyser

When salt and fresh water mix, what is the new water substance called?

• Brackish Acid
• Fresh Water
• Salt Water
• Brackish Water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4