Oceans Test Retake

How did the oceans form? (Please select all that apply)

• Outgassing of volcanoes on the early Earth.

• Chemical reactions inside of the Earth

• Icy Comets delivered water to the Earth

• Ice caps melted on the Earth

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What is the main source of energy for the oceans?

• The Earths core

• Fossil Fuels

• Waves

• The Sun

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If one gallon salt water and one gallon of fresh water were weighed, which would weigh more?

• They are the same

• Fresh water would weigh more

• Salt water would weigh more

What causes the tides in the oceans?

• The currents that flow through the ocean

• The rising of beach fronts

• The movement of fault lines on the ocean floor

• The pull of gravity from the moon and sun

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Which direction does an ocean current in the northern hemisphere flow?

• Clockwise

• Counter Clockwise

• To the North

• To the South

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What makes waves bigger or smaller?

• The distance the wave has traveled

• What the water is made of

• The angle of the beach

• Convection in the ocean

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If a shipment of rubber ducks fell off of a ship in the ocean, how would scientists know where the ducks would likely end up?

• They look at water temperature data

• Convection under the ocean

• They know the direction that currents flow

• Different salt levels in the ocean

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Why does the wind almost always blow at the beach?

• Air moves from high to low

• air flow is altered by gravity over land but not the sea

• Air currents always blow down

• Air and water reflect and absorb sunlight differently causing a convection current

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Why can life exist in such great numbers in the surface zone?

• Heat and light for photosynthesis

• Salt water and heat

• Salinity and light

• Light and nutrients

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What causes an El Nino to happen?

• Storms in the Pacific Ocean

• Hot water close to Australia that causes droughts

• Ocean currents reverse in the Pacific Ocean around the equator

• Currents change all over the world

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