Ocean Water Properties

Front

The measure of the amount of salt dissolved in a given amount of liquid.

Back

Salinity

Front

What causes ocean currents?

Back

The temperature and salinity of ocean water

Front

A stream of water moving like a river through the ocean is called ___

Back

Current

Front

The deeper you go in the ocean, the water gets ________

Back

colder

Front

The deeper you go in the ocean, the water gets ________

Back

saltier

Front

What makes the surface of the ocean a different temperature from the rest?

Back

the sun

Front

Which represents the distribution of water on Earth? Options: 3% freshwater, 97% salt water; 97% freshwater, 3% salt water; 71% freshwater, 29% salt water; 29% freshwater, 71% salt water

Back

3% freshwater, 97% salt water

Front

The ocean makes up about ________ % of the Earth's surface.

Back

70 %

Front

Where do the temperature and salinity of the ocean change the most? Options: Near the surface, Near the bottom, Near Antarctica, Near the equator

Back

Near the surface

Front

How do conditions change as the depth of the ocean water increases? Options: temperature decreases and pressure increases, temperature increases and pressure increases, temperature decreases and pressure decreases, temperature increases and pressure decreases

Back

temperature decreases and pressure increases