The Dynamic Ocean

What effects density of ocean water?

• salinity and temperature

• temperature and speed of a wave

• salinity and size of a wave

• size and speed of a wave

What would cause the surface of the ocean to have a higher salinity?

• the flowing of a river into the ocean

• low rates of evaporation and high rates of

  precipitation

• the melting of sea ice

• high rates of evaporation and low rates of

  precipitation

What happens to ocean water when a wave passes?

• Moves forward

• Forced down

• Rises and falls

• Does not move

What zone of the ocean is the warmest?

• surface zone

• deep zone

• thermocline

• littoral zone

Which is NOT a factor of wave size?

• Length of time the wind blows

• Temperature of the wind

• Distance the wind blows

• Speed of the wind

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What is the main cause of Ocean Waves?

• Sunlight

• Density differences

• Wind

• Canon Balls

Increased evaporation of ocean water will result in...

• decreased salinity

• Increased temperature

• Increased salinity

• snow days

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What is the most common salt found in ocean water?

• Calcium Carbonate
• Sodium Potassium
• Calcium Magnesium
• Sodium Chloride

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What is the best description of the salinity of ocean water?

• number of grams of salt in one kilogram of water
• number of milligrams of dissolved sodium chloride in one liter of water
• number of grams of mineral salt in one liter of water
• number of grams of dissolved chlorine in one kilogram of water

As the depth of the ocean water ______________, the temperature _________________.

• increases, decreases
• decreases, increases