WES Oceans 2017

What force causes the tides to rise and fall twice a day?

• wind
• rotation of the earth
• the moon's gravity
• heat

What is the HIGH point on a wave called?

• crest
• trough
• wavelength
• amplitude

What is the MAIN force that causes ocean wave?

• gravity from the moon
• spinning of the earth
• wind
• boats

What is the name of the warm water current that travels across the Atlantic Ocean?

• Kuroshio
• EAC (Dude!!)
• Gulf Stream Current
• Antarctic Current

What does SALINITY refer to?

• depth of the ocean
• saltiness of the ocean
• water pressure
• water temperature

What part of the ocean floor supports the MOST aquatic life?

• continental slope
• continental rise
• continental shelf
• abyssal plain

Where is NEW crust CREATED?

• Transform boundary
• Convergent Boundary
• Divergent Boundary

Where is OLD crust destroyed?

• Transform Boundary
• Hot Spot
• Divergent Boundary
• Convergent Boundary

What increases as you dive deeper into the ocean?

• Light
• Temperature
• Amount of living things
• Water Pressure

What are the plant-like plankton called?

• phytoplankton
• zooplankton
• walk-the-plankton
• mycoplankton