MOVEMENT OF OCEAN WATER

What is the horizontal movement of water in a well-developed pattern, such as a river or stream?

• Gulf
• Ocean
• Current
• Sea

What force guides the movement of deep currents?

• density differences
• wind
• Coriolis Effect
• continental barriers

Tides are caused by __________.

• wind
• density differences
• gravity
• salinity differences

_______________ are caused by earthquakes on the ocean floor, volcanic eruptions, or underwater landslides.

• tides
• waves
• tsunamis
• surface currents

If high tide today is at 10:10am, it will be high tide tomorrow at _________.

• 10:50 am
• 11:00 am
• 11:10 am
• 10:45 am

A _____________ tide occurs when the moon, sun, and Earth are aligned.  This is a period of the highest high tides and lowest low tides.

• neap
• spring
• slack water
• ebb

________________ occur during first and third quarter moon phases.

• Neap tides
• Spring tides
• Slack water
• Currents

The lowest point in a wave is the ____________.

• crest
• wavelength
• trough
• wave height

The highest point in a wave is the ______________.

• crest
• wavelength
• trough
• wave height

The distance between consecutive crests is the _________________.

• crest
• wavelength
• wave height
• trough