8.1 Earth's Oceans

When the tidal range is at its smallest. The moon and sun are at a 90° angle.

• spring tide

• neap tide

• low tide

• high tide

____________ are much smaller than ____________ and are normally found where land and ocean meet.

• oceans seas

• tides currents

• lakes ponds

• seas oceans

The lowest point of the wave is called the ______________.

• trough

• crest

• rise

• tide

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Ocean _______________ are caused by wind moving across the surface of the water.

• currents

• winds

• waves

• crests

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_____________ currents are usually caused by the wind.

• deep

• surface

• gravity

• moon

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When the moon and sun are aligned to combine for the highest tidal range, it is called a ____________ tide.

• spring

• winter

• fall

• summer

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Areas that contain the largest numbers of plastic are the ocean _______________.

• troughs

• neaps

• volcanoes

• gyres

The ________________ currents move much slower and are caused by salinity and the density of the water.

• high tide

• deep water

• surface

• wind

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The highest point of a wave is called the ______________.

• trough

• salinity

• surface

• crest

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is found in the

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Southern Ocean