The Deep Blue Sea

The movement of deep, cold, nutrient filled water to the surface of the ocean after the winds move the warmer water away is called _______.

• Ocean Current

• Upwelling

• Deep Currents

• Surface Currents

Analyze the image. What could explain why certain parts of the ocean have warmer temperatures?

• the uneven heating of the Earth's surface

• the rising of cold air and the sinking of warm air

• hurricanes

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What impact does plastic waste in the oceans have on marine life?

• Animals have a good instinct to avoid plastic waste.

• Animals will not eat the plastic waste.

• Plastics in the ocean have no impact on the marine life.

• Animals can get sick after mistaking them for food, or accidently get caught in the plastic.

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How does plastic trash get into the ocean to create the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? Choose 3 possible answers.

• Plastic left on the ground as litter often blows into rivers, eventually ends up in the ocean.

• Rain and floods carry plastic from the land into the oceans.

• Animals carry plastic to the ocean.

• Shipwrecks, fishing boats, and careless people at the beach or boating.

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Regular movements of ocean water formed by density and are far below the surface, are called

_________.

• Warm Currents

• Deep Currents

• Shallow Currents

• Surface Currents

Smaller bodies of salt water are called

• seas

• lakes

• oceans

• rivers

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Do variations in temperature and salinity drive the Global Conveyor Belt?

• Maybe

• No

• Yes.

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What is the primary reason for the blue color of the deep sea?

• Reflection of the sky

• Absorption and scattering of sunlight

• Presence of blue algae

• Chemical reactions in water

Which of the following is a major factor affecting ocean currents?

• Wind patterns

• Mountain ranges

• Desert temperatures

• Forest density

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What is the average salinity of ocean water?

• 1%

• 3.5%

• 5%

• 7%