Chapter 15-16

What tells us how much salt is in a liquid?

• desalination
• salinity

What is the largest ocean?

• Pacific Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean
• Arctic Ocean
• Indian Ocean

What happened to water vapor in the atmosphere when the early Earth cooled?

• Water vapor dried up
• Water vapor boiled
• Water vapor condensed
• There was no gravity to pull water vapor to Earth

Which waters tend to be saltier?

• coastal waters in cool, humid environments
• river waters
• coastal waters in hot, dry climates
• coastal waters near river outlets

Second, cooler layer of ocean water

• surface zone
• thermocline
• deep zone

Warm, top layer of ocean water

• surface zone
• thermocline
• deep zone

The continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise make up what part of the ocean floor?

• mid-ocean basin
• deep-ocean basin
• continental margin
• ocean margin

Underwater mountain chains are called what?

• mid-ocean ridges
• trenches
• rift valley
• seamounts

What happens to pressure as you go deeper into the ocean? 

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same
• doubles

Which is the primary cause of surface winds on Earth?

• Unequal heating of the Earth
• Deflection in prevailing winds caused by the coriolis effect.
• Rotational speeds of Earth's surface at various latitudes.