5.6 Ocean Water Review

How do water molecules move as part of deep ocean waves?

• in circles

• in ovals

• in straight lines with the wave

• in curving lines with the wave

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The water in upwellings is _____________.

• cold

• nutrient-rich

• oxygen rich

• all of these answers

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

What is the most abundant gas found in ocean water?

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• carbon monoxide

• Nitrogen

During neap tide, the sun, the moon, and Earth form a _________.

• straight line

• 45* angle

• 90* angle

• 135* angle

Wavelength is a measure of the horizontal distance between ______________.

• two wave crests

• a wave' crest and trough

• a wave's crest and the ocean surface

• any two water molecules in the same wave

Wave speed is calculated by dividing ___________.

• wave height by wavelength

• wavelength by wave height

• wave period by wavelength

• wavelength by wave period

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Where is the greatest seasonal variation in ocean water characteristics?

• at the equator

• at the North Pole

• at the South Pole

• in a temperate climate

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Phytoplankton can increase the amount of dissolved oxygen in water through photosynthesis. What else is necessary for photosynthesis to occur?

• sunlight

• nutrients

• carbon dioxide

• all of these

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is the primary cause of surface currents in the ocean?

• gravity

• density differences in ocean water

• temperature differences in water

• winds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the primary cause of deep currents in the ocean?

• the Coriolis effect

• winds

• density differences in ocean water

• upwellings

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6