Oceans

What are the three motions of the ocean?

• continental shelf, continental rise, continental slope
• waves, tides, currents

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Surface currents are caused by ___________.

• temperature and salinity
• wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Gulf Stream is a ______________ current.

• surface
• deep ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

• continental rise
• continental slope

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

• trench
• seamount

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

• tides
• currents

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

TRUE or FALSE
As depth increases temperature also increases.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What describes the ocean floor?

• flat land that is covered by different depths of water
• mountains, valleys, plains

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Describe the continental slope.

• gently sloping, connected to the continent,covered with sediment
• steeply sloping, covered with sediment, located after the continental shelf

TRUE or FALSE
Salinity of ocean water is not the same everywhere.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4