Oceans Review

The amount of dissolved solids present in the water

• salinity
• chlorine
• nitrogen
• density

Surface currents are a result of

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

_______________ is the basis of the ocean food web.

• sardines
• plankton
• oxygen
• zooplankton

As ________ increases temperature decreases

• boat speed
• sunlight
• salinity
• depth

Name a producer in the ocean

• seahorse
• plankton
• dolphin
• jellyfish

The ______________ is a large current that moves in the Atlantic Ocean

• bahama currents
• Mid atlantic ridge
• Gulf Stream
• Red Stream

Which factor is MOST responsible for the ocean tides?

• the wind
• earthquakes
• the moon's gravity
• density differences in water

If the mid-ocean ridge were located on land instead of
underwater, it would be called what?

• glacier
• mountain range
• canyon
• valley

What is the deepest part of the ocean?

• a rift zone
• an abyssal plain
• a seamount
• an oceanic trench

The area next to the beach that is only about 100 meters deep would be called the ...

• continental shelf
• the continental slope
• the mid-ocean ridge
• the ocean basin