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WorksheetsCurrents, waves, and tides quiz prep
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3600secs
What are currents?
"Rivers" of circulating water
"Lakes" of circulating water
"Ponds" of circulating water
"Oceans" of circulating water
Water travels in circular (a)
Waves are forms of great (a)
Deep ocean currents move north to ___________
west
south
east
nowhere
Deep ocean currents are separated from surface currents by a boundary called a _____________
Thermohaline
Salinity
What are the three causes of ocean currents?
What does the Gulf Stream bring?
cold water from equator north along east coast of North Atlantic
hot water from equator north along east coast of North Atlantic
warm water from equator north along east coast of North Atlantic
Surface ocean currents are broad, slow drifts that never cross the (a)
Spring tide and neap tide occurs (a) a month
Crest=
low point of wave
high point of wave
Trough=
low point of a wave
high point of a wave
Height=
horizontal distance from crest to trough
vertical distance from crest to trough
Wave length=
vertical distance between crest to crest or trough to trough
curved distance between crest to crest or trough to trough
horizontal distance between crest to crest or trough to trough
Waves are mostly caused by four (4) things. List them.
What causes tides?
gravitational pull of sun and moon on earth
wind
centrifugal forces
volcanoes
Tide is the rhythmic ______ and ____ of the ocean water
Spring tide is when the moon and sun are in (a) with one another
Neap tide is when the sun and moon are at (a)
List one reason why it is important to have waves
Waves moves but particles doesn't. True or False?
True
False
