Oceans 1

What decreses steadily in the ocean as latitude increases?

• salinity

• temperature

• density

• pH

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Which area has the highest salinity?

• North Pole

• areas where rivers meet the ocean

• equator

Which layer would have the highest salinity?

• surface mixed zone

• transition zone

• deep zone

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

What does NOT drive the ocean conveyor belt (thermohaline circulation)?

• temperature

• salinity

• coriolis effect

• density

Which is important accumulating and removing sands to create barrier islands?

• geostrophic current

• longshore current

• rip current

• gyres

Which is NOT a driving factor in surface currents?

• friction

• wind

• gravity

• coriolis effect

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

A pycnocline is a boundary region between changes in what?

• salinity

• sound velocity

• density

• temperature

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Which way does water move in relation to the wind direction?

• parallel

• perpendicular

• straight

• same direction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What dissolved gases are present in the ocean

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

• all of the above

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

2) What is the most abundant salt in sea water?

• sodium chloride
• magnesium chloride
• calcium chloride
• potassium chloride