Ocean Movements

Which ocean movement is the rise and fall of sea level?

• Tides

• Waves

• Currents

• Streams

(a)   are a moving swell on the surface of the ocean.

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What ocean movement is a circular continuous, directed movement of a large body of water?

• Slopes

• Currents

• Waves

• Tides

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Waves are cause by (a)   .

How are tides caused?

• By the spinning of Earth

• By the sun

• By the seasons

• By the gravitational pull between the Earth and Moon

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How are currents caused?

• Wind patterns

• Differences in temperature

• The pressure of the water

• Differences in salinity

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Which of the following is a warm Atlantic Ocean current?

• The Equator

• The North Stream

• The Gulf Stream

• The Abyssal Plain

• The Continental Rise

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Which 3 physical characteristics of the ocean affect where marine organisms can live?

• Human population

• Salinity

• Temperature

• Depth

• Weather

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As the depth of the ocean water increases, the temperature and light (a)   .

Another name for salt is?

• Ocean

• Spice

• H2O

• Salinity