The largest of Earth's oceans is

_______% of the planet is covered by oceans

The two most abundant elements that make up water are?

The ocean helps distribute ___________ around the globe.

A ____________ is a continuous flow of water in a particular direction.

Currents are created mainly by

__________ water is transported from the equator towards the poles

__________ water is transported from the poles towards the equator.

Ocean currents help to regulate global climate even if an area is hundreds of miles from the coast.

If we did not have ocean currents, regional temperatures near the poles would be very

If we did not have ocean currents, temperatures near the equator would be very

The Gulf Stream is a powerful, _________, swift ocean current in the Atlantic

The Coriolis Effect is caused by the Earth __________

Circulating air is deflected toward the _______ in the Northern Hemisphere

Circulating air is deflected toward the __________ in the Southern Hemisphere.

The Gulf Stream originates in the

Europe has ____________ temperatures because of the Gulf Stream

The amount of dissolved salt in the water is called

Average ocean salinity is _________ grams of salt for every 1000 grams of seawater

Average river water has a salinity of _________ ppt.

___________ is affected by salinity

Cooler, saltier water is ___________ dense.

Warmer, less saltier water is ___________ dense.

The Great Salt Lake (in Utah) has very high salinity. This makes it easy to ___________.

Water with colder temperatures is

Water with warmer temperatures is

What type of currents move warm water towards the surface and cold water deeper into the ocean?

Tides are caused by gravitational attraction of the

Because of Earths rotation, ___________ happen twice a day.

Oceanic crust is different from continental crust in these two ways

Magma rises, _________, and solidifies forming new igneous rock.

deep channels cut through the continental shelf

underwater plain usually lying between the continental rise and mid-ocean ridge - covers more than 50% of the Earth's surface.

long, narrow depressions on the seafloor formed when plates collide.

The Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the ocean, almost ____ miles deep.

sea mounts that break the surface

Which of the following decreases as you move to the bottom of the ocean.

Name Continent A!

Name Continent B!

Name Continent C!

Name Continent D!

Continent E is ________.

Continent G is ________.

Name Ocean #1!