Oceans

The ocean floor

• is covered with deep trenches

• is covered by the same amount of water everywhere

• has mountains, plains, and ridges like land surfaces

• is always a flat bed of sand

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Which section represents the continental slope?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which section represents the continental shelf?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which is the best description of where the Gulf Stream Current can be found

• along the east coast of the United States

• along the west coast of Asia

• along the west coast of Africa

• in the Gulf of Mexico

Which of the following is not one of the three basic motions of ocean water?

• tornado

• waves

• tides

• currents

The amount of salt found in water describes the water's -

• cleanliness

• salinity

• freshness

• temperature

According the picture, what is the relationship between ocean life and ocean depth and temperature?

• ocean life is spread equally throughout the ocean

• ocean life occurs more on the abyssal plain because there is flat land for organisms

• ocean life occurs more on the continental shelf because there is plenty of sunlight for the phytoplankton

• ocean life occurs more on the continental slope because there is an even amount of sunlight and darkness

Which of the following is not a cause of ocean currents

• temperature changes

• wind directions

• pollution

• differences in salinity

What is the difference between how waves and currents are formed

• both ocean currents and waves are causes by wind only

• both ocean currents and waves are caused by wind. currents are also caused by differences in water densities

• ocean currents are caused by wind and waves are caused by differences in water densities

• only ocean currents are caused by wind

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What causes the waves in the ocean

• sand

• wind

• sun

• salt

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