Ocean review

The four major ocean zones are sunlight, twilight, ________ and abyss.

• continental

• seamount

• mid-ocean

• midnight

The 2 zones that cover the continental shelf are

• intertidal and abyss

• deep ocean and neritic

• Neritic and intertidal

• midnight and abyss

The ocean zone that is closest to the shore and is covered with water during high tide, but dry during low tide is the

• Neritic Zone

• Intertidal zone

• Midnight Zone

• Sunlight zone

An underwater mountain on the ocean floor is a

• oceanic trench

• abyssal plain

• seamount

• continental slope

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The five oceans are Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and

• Northern

• Western

• Eastern

• Southern

The continuous movement of ocean water in a certain direction is called

• waves

• tides

• tsunamis

• currents

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The two types of ocean currents are

• surface and deep ocean

• big and small

• continental and ocean

• sunlight and twilight

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What drives or causes surface currents?

• density differences

• pollution

• temperature

• wind

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What drives deep ocean currents?

• density differences

• pollution

• wind

• whales

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What determines water density?

• wind, pressure, and whales

• temperature, salinity, and pressure

• temperature, sunlight, and wind

• salinity, pollution, and wind