Ocean Composition, Waves, Tides, and Currents

Surface ocean currents are generated mostly by

• the Coriolis effect
• water density
• tides
• wind

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What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• neap tide
• spring tide
• new moon tide
• full moon tide

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What type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• full moon tide
• new moon tide
• neap tide
• spring tide

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The Coriolis Effect is caused by

• Earth revolving around the sun
• Earth rotating on its axis
• Rising and falling tides
• Pull of gravity

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Deep ocean currents are a result of

• Global Wind Patterns
• Earth's Rotation
• Density
• All of the above

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What is the periodic rise and fall of the water level in the oceans?

• Tide
• Tidal range
• Spring Tide
• Neap Tide

What does an ocean’s salinity refer to?

• the depth of the ocean trenches.
• the height of the waves. 
• the temperature level of the water.
• the level of minerals in the water.

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Currents that are far beneath the surface

• deep ocean currents
• surface currents
• current
• global winds

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What happens to pressure as you go deeper into the ocean? 

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same
• doubles

The highest salinity would be found in which of the following areas?

• An area with high rates of precipitation
• An area with high rates of evaporation
• An area with high rates of runoff
• An area with high rates of infiltration