Oceans Review

The deepest parts of the ocean are called

• trenches

• abyss

• deep sea plain

• guyot

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Winds blowing across the surface of the oceans and seas cause them to move in ripples called ________

• tides

• waves

• current

• motion

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What are the three motions of the ocean?

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

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Surface currents are caused by ___________.

• temperature and salinity
• wind

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The Gulf Stream is a ______________ current.

• surface
• deep ocean

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• continental rise
• continental slope

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• trench
• seamount

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What provides most of the Earth's oxygen?

• air
• phytoplankton

Where can a lot of the animals in the ocean be found?

• continental shelf
• abyssal plain

• tides
• currents

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