Oceanography

Salinity means

• how many fish are in the water
• how much salt is in the water

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The main difference between ocean water and lake water is that ocean water contains

• oxygen
• salt
• algae
• plants

Upwelling is most likely to occur in what area?

• in a deep sea trench
• in a shallow gulf
• along a coastline
• in open ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Seawater is typically denser than freshwater due to seawaters-

• greater depth
• smaller mass
• higher salinity
• lower freezing point

What first accurately mapped the ocean floor?

• The Spanish armada
• Chinese army
• Magellan
• sonar

The Coriolis Effect is caused by

• Earth rotating around the sun
• Earth rotating on its axis
• The tides
• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Deep Ocean currents are a result of

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Warm ocean currents generally come from

• The North Pole
• The South Pole
• The Equator
• Both A and B

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Two types of water currents are

• local and global
• sea and land
• surface and deep
• warm and cold

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Why are surface currents at the surface of the ocean?

• colder temperature
• colder temperature & more salinty
• warmer temperature & less salinty
• less salinty

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6