Oceanography Review

As oceans become deeper, the water pressure ___________________.

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

Where is ocean water the densest.

• The surface
• The middle
• The bottom
• Lake Michigan

How much salt is in something is called_____________

• Salinity
• Evaporation
• Seamount

The only part of the open ocean that receives enough sunlight to support the growth of algae is

• Intertidal Zone
• Around Hot Vents
• Deep Zone
• Surface Zone

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Deep Ocean currents are a result of

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

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Two types of water currents are

• local and global
• sea and land
• surface and deep
• warm and cold

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Constantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity. It moves water around the globe.

• California Current
• Global Conveyor Belt
• Surface Currents
• Gulf Stream

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Why are surface currents at the surface of the ocean?

• colder temperature
• colder temperature & more salinty
• warmer temperature & less salinty
• less salinty

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In addition to salinity, what factor affects the density of seawater?

• depth
• latitude
• temperature
• salt content

Which process increases the salinity of water?

• runoff from land
• formation of sea ice
• precipitation
• melting of sea ice