Exploring Earth's Oceans review

The amount of salt in a liquid is called

• salinity

• evaporation

• oceanography

• wavelength

Which part of the ocean floor is located at A?

• continental shelf

• trench

• continental slope

• abyssal plain

• volcanic island

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which part of the ocean floor is located at G?

• continental shelf

• trench

• continental slope

• abyssal plain

• volcanic island

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which part of the ocean floor is located at B?

• continental shelf

• seamounts

• volcanic island

• abyssal plain

• mid ocean ridge

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which part of the ocean floor is located at C?

• continental shelf

• seamounts

• volcanic island

• abyssal plain

• mid ocean ridge

Which part of the ocean floor is located at F?

• continental shelf

• seamounts

• volcanic island

• abyssal plain

• mid ocean ridge

Which part of the ocean floor is located at D?

• continental shelf

• seamounts

• volcanic island

• abyssal plain

• mid ocean ridge

Match the following

• Coriolis Effect

• The curvature of ocean currents due to the rotation of the Earth on it's axis

• Surface Currents

• The movement of water due to the difference in density

• Convection

• The movements of water far below the ocean's surface

• Deep Currents

• The movement of water near the surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Water in the Northern Hemisphere circulates in a ________________ direction.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Water in the Southern Hemisphere circulates in a ________________ direction.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6