Ocean and waves

Salinity means

• how many fish are in the water
• how much salt is in the water

Upwelling is most likely to occur in what area?

• in a deep sea trench
• in a shallow gulf
• along a coastline
• in open ocean

The Coriolis Effect is caused by

• Earth rotating around the sun
• Earth rotating on its axis
• The tides
• Gravity

A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place

• Wave

• Crest

• Trough

• Wave Period

Highest Point on a wave

• crest

• trough

• amplitude

• wave length

Lowest point on a wave

• crest

• trough

• amplitude

• wave length

Horizontal distance between the crests or between the troughs of two adjacent waves

• mechanical wave

• tsunami

• wavelength

• trough

A wave that requires a medium through which to travel

• crest

• trough

• mechanical wave

• wave

How do most ocean waves form?

• Most ocean waves form when wind transfers energy to the ocean surface.

• The bottom of the wave hits the ocean floor, transfers energy, and slows.

• Ocean waves form dur to the disturbances caused by the movement of tectonic plates underneath the ocean floor.

• Ocean waves are formed due to the rotation of the Earth.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of ocean water?

• Salinity

• Amount of organisms in the water

• Temperature

• Density