Characteristics of the Ocean

If you were playing in the ocean right next to the beach, what part of the ocean floor would you be playing in?

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Continental Shelf

• Abyssal Plain

• Ocean Trench

Which of the following does NOT affect ocean currents?

• wind

• ocean temperature

• saltiness of ocean water (salinity)

• ships

What is the deepest part of the ocean?

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Continental Shelf

• Abyssal Plain

• Ocean Trench

It is possible that the water in the ocean came from meteors.

• true

• false

The ocean current that impacts Virginia is...

• Gulf Stream

• Jet Stream

• Alaskan Current

• North Pacific Current

You would float best in...

• salt water

• fresh water

If cool, salty water mixed with warm, fresh water, what would happen?

• The warm, fresh water would sink to the bottom.

• The cool salty, water would sink to the bottom.

All of the following have an influence on the tides EXCEPT...

• gravity

• moon

• wind

• sun

What term do we use to describe the "saltiness" of water?

• salinity

• moist

• dry

• density

Which word best describes the motion of the ocean?

• still

• shifting