Oceanography

What is the term for the following definition: The measure of dissolved salts in water?

• salinity

• turbidity

• alkalinity

• hardness

What is the term for the following definition: Ocean currents that form a circular pattern?

• gyre

• trench

• delta

• atoll

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the term for the following definition: The amount of mass in a unit of volume?

• density

• volume

• weight

• area

What is the term for the following definition: Warming of the Pacific Ocean that causes changes in global weather?

• El Niño

• La Niña

• Monsoon

• Hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the term for the following definition: A rhythmic rise and fall of the water’s surface primarily caused by wind?

• waves

• tides

• currents

• ripples

Fill in the blank: ________ is a current that moves because of wind.

• surface current

• deep current

• tidal current

• thermal current

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Fill in the blank: ________ is a current that moves due to changes in salinity and temperature.

• deep current

• surface current

• tidal current

• river current

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Fill in the blank: ________ are currents that bring cold, nutrient rich water to the surface.

• upwelling

• downwelling

• gyres

• thermocline

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Fill in the blank: ________ are the highest and lowest tides, sun moon and earth are lined up.

• spring tide

• neap tide

• ebb tide

• slack tide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Fill in the blank: ________ contains a trench, between ocean and continental crust at a plate boundary.

• active margin

• passive margin

• mid-ocean ridge

• continental shelf

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3