History of Oceanography and Oceanography

What are 3 main reasons for seafaring? 

• food

• trade

• discovery of new land

• astronomy

What type of tide is when the earth, moon, and sun are orbiting in a linear arrangement, the moon is either the new or full stage. The sun and moon pulling together on the water, the tides are increased

• neap tide

• spring tide

• high tide

• low tide

Which hemisphere do the winds blow clockwise? 

• northern hemisphere

• southern hemisphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What are the 3 types of plate boundaries? 

• transform

• friction

• divergent

• convergent

Which currents are considered warm currents? 

• west australian

• south equatorial

• canary

• east australian

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What does the moon pull at high tide? 

• the moon pulls water out toward it. 

• the moon pulls water inward

• the water is pulled in the same direction

• it does not pull any water

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Where did the Polynesians settle? 

• islands of the atlantic

• north america

• islands of the pacific

• europe

Boundary is a fault zone where 2 plates slide past each other horizontally

• transform

• divergent

• convergent

Boundary is where 2 plates move away from each other.

• transform

• divergent

• convergent

Boundary is where 2 plates push together

• transform

• divergent

• convergent