Earth's Oceans

About how much of the Earth's surface is covered by global oceans?

• 70 percent
• 20 percent
• 90 percent
• 15 percent

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Sonar stands for _____________.

• sound navigation and ranging
• sound mapping
• ranging and sound navigation

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What is a small underwater craft used for deep sea research called?

• sonar
• a satellite 
• a submersible

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What are the names of the ocean basins?

• Pacific, Atlantic and Indian
• Pacific, Arctic and Antartic
• Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Arctic
• Pacific and Atlantic

masses of ocean water that flow from one place to another

• surface current
• ocean current
• gyres
• upwelling

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the deflection of currents to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere is caused by the 

• coriolis effect
• holden effect
• earths gravity
• the moons gravity

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when winds blow surface water in a direction cold, nutrient rich water moves upward from the deep, this is called 

• upwelling
• water replacement
• oh my god shoot me now
• conveyor belt

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most ocean waves obtain their energy and motion from the

• earths rotation
• wind
• moon 
• mr holdens giant ego

Oceans circulate in large circular patterns called

• whirlpools

• vortexs

• gyres

• oceans don't circulate

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the current that moves up the atlantic coast of the United States and brings warm water to cold regions is called the

• Kiroshio Current

• Brazil Current

• Gulf Stream Current

• California Current

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