What % of the world is water?

What type of water is in the Ocean?

Dark, but some fish live here

VERY Dark, not much life

The movement of deep, cold, nutrient filled water to the surface of the ocean is..

What affects the density of water?

What affects the density of water?

Why is upwelling important?

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

Ocean currents affect climates around the world. Based on the map, which area MOST likely has a warmer climate than expected?

Salinity is

What heats the Earth's oceans?

What does the blue line represent in the Thermohaline circulation?

Which of the following types of water would SINK the fastest?

________ and _______ affect the ocean's density and cause the Global Conveyor Belt to travel

The Gulf Stream is an example of a  _______________

True or False: Surface currents affect coastal climates.

The salt content of a substance

The circulation of hot and cold fluids (liquids and gases)

The Earth's oceans are generally warmer near the equator and cooler near the poles. Currents in the water near the surface circulate the water. Some of these currents are shown in the image below. Warm currents are shown in red. Cool currents are shown in blue.

Which of the following best describes what the pictured currents do?

Warm air and water both tend to rise while cooler air and water sink. When different parts of the oceans are heated unevenly, this causes the water to

Water is cooler near the poles and warmer near the equator. Movement of cooler and warmer water from these regions moderates the global climate.

Which of the following describes the movement of water between the poles and the equator?

A process known as upwelling often occurs along ocean coasts. In this process, warm water at the surface is driven out to sea by blowing winds. As the warm water moves out to sea, what most likely happens to the cold water beneath it?

A student puts water in a long glass tank to make a model of ocean currents. He heats the left side of the tank and cools the right side. This heating and cooling produces a current of water in the tank.

Which diagram correctly shows the flow of the water?

The currents of the Earth's oceans are caused by

A student wants to make a model of ocean currents. She divides a long glass tank in half, as shown below. She puts fresh water in one side and salt water in the other side.

Next, the student removes the barrier between the two sides.

Which diagram correctly shows the flow of the water when the barrier is removed?

Which is true?

Water in ocean currents can descend when it becomes colder and saltier than the surrounding water. If water descends to the bottom of the ocean, then other water must rise to the top. What causes water to rise to the top of the ocean?

The ocean's currents are driven by differences in temperature and density. Different masses of water are warmer and less dense than other masses. This water tends to move along the ocean's surface in surface currents. Colder masses and more dense masses of water tend to sink and move along the ocean floor in deep-water currents.

As shown in the diagram, at several locations warm, less dense water cools, becomes more dense and falls to the ocean floor. At other locations, cold, dense water warms, becomes less dense and rises back to the surface.

This cycling of ocean water along currents is an example of _______.

The image below shows a system of ocean currents that are sometimes referred to as the global ocean conveyor belt.

These currents are a form of convection in the ocean. What is one effect of this convection?

The image shows part of an ocean current in the Atlantic Ocean. The blue line represents the motion of deep, cool water. The red line represents the motion of warm surface water.

One factor that affects ocean currents is the concentration of salt in the water. How can the saltiness of the water cause the surface water to sink, as shown above?

The image shows part of an ocean current in the Pacific Ocean. The blue line represents the motion of deep, cool water. The red line represents the motion of warm surface water.

What most likely causes the current to behave as shown in the image?

Cold water near the ocean floor often flows in deep-water currents. The cold water flows toward the deepest regions of the ocean because

The ocean contains currents as a result of uneven heating and uneven salt concentration. These currents exist both on the ocean surface and deep in the ocean.

Which diagram best represents the currents in the ocean?

Currents caused by differences in water density are most often the result of

Where would I find the most dense ocean water?

What part of the wave is B?

What part of the wave is C?

What part of the wave is A?

What part of the wave is D?

____________ are the daily rise and fall of Earth's waters on its coastlines caused by the gravitational interaction of Earth, the Moon, and the Sun.

_________________ is the largest tidal range and occurs when the Earth, the Moon, and the Sun form a straight line.

_________________ is the lowest tidal range and occurs when Earth, and the Moon, and the Sun form a right angle.

_______________ is the number of waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time.

______________ is the highest point of a wave.

______________ is the lowest point of a wave.

What letter symbolizes a continental slope

What letter symbolizes a continental shelf?

What letter symbolizes a mid-ocean ridge?

What letter symbolizes an abyssal plain?

What letter symbolizes a trench?

What zone of the ocean is the warmest?

Which ocean is the largest?

Oceans are divided into ___________ based on physical characteristics.

This zone is an area of shallow seawater that receives the most sunlight.

This zone receives very little sunlight and of it, only the blue-green wavelengths.

A process where organisms produce light using chemicals.