The Ocean

________ is the constant recycling of water on Earth.

• water cycle

• recycling

• precipitation

• rain, snow, sleet, and haili

The process in which a liquid changes to a gas is called __________.

• evaporation

• condenstation

• precipitation

• collection

The process in which water vapor changes from a gas to a liquid is called __________.

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• collection

Water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is called __________.

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• collection

How do waves move?

• back and forth

• left to right

• up and down

• diagonally

A very large series of waves caused by high winds over a large area of ocean is called a __________.

• tsunami

• hurricane

• wave pool

• storm surge

__________  are the daily changes in the local water level in the ocean.

• waves

• tides

• storm surge

• trench

A ___________ is an ocean current formed when steady winds blow over the surface of the ocean.

• surface current

• wave

• deep ocean current

• storm surge

__________ is an ocean current formed when cold water flows underneath warm water.

• surface current

• wave

• deep ocean current

• storm surge

On the ocean floor when one plate slides beneath another a __________ forms.

• shore

• trench

• continental shelf

• abyssal plain