Oceanography

Which best describes the continental shelf?

• a flat underwater valley

• a region of mountains in the deep ocean

• a shallow area of sediment near the shore

• a region with high water pressure

Which of the following ocean features is the name for transitional area between the continental slope and the abyssal plain?

• continental slope

• continental rise

• continental shelf

• abyssal plain

What are the main causes of ocean currents?

• the sun and moon

• wind patterns and differences in water

• tides and currents

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Salinity means

• how many fish are in the water

• how much salt is in the water

An intense, warm ocean current in the western North Atlantic Ocean is the

• doldrums

• jet stream

• gulf stream

• Greenhouse effect

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Compared with surface currents, deep currents are

• colder and less dense.

• warmer and less dense.

• warmer and denser.

• colder and denser.

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The regular movements of water far below the surface of the oceans are called

• Warm Currents

• Deep Currents

• Surface Currents

• Surface Currents

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Where do warm currents originate from?

• the Equator

• the poles

• Hawaii

• Iceland

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Regular movements of water far below the oceans surface are called

• Warm Currents

• Deep Currents

• Shallow Currents

• Surface Currents

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What are a circular system of currents in the Earth's major oceans?

• ocean current

• gyre

• upwelling

• conveyor belt

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