Movement of the ocean

Which ocean movement is the rise and fall of sea level?

• Tides

• Waves

• Currents

• Streams

What ocean movement is alike giant rivers moving slowly through the ocean

• Slopes

• Currents

• Waves

• Tides

How are tides caused?

• By the spinning of Earth

• By the sun

• By the seasons

• By the gravitational pull between the Earth and Moon

How many tides occur in one day (24 hours)?

• 1 high and 1 low, which is a total of 2 tides

• 2 high and 1 low, which is a total of 3 tides

• 2 high, and 2 low, which is a total of 4 tides

• 1 high, and 2 low, which is a total of 3 tides

The lowest part of the wave is?

• trough
• crest
• point of origin
• compression point

The highest point of a wave is?

• crest
• trough
• point of origin
• comppression point

The bulges that occur in the Earth's oceans are called ______ _______.

• low waters

• low tides

• high tides

• big dips

High tides and low tides each happen _____ times per day.

• 4

• 2

• 1

• 24

Which of the following is a warm Atlantic Ocean current?

• Canaries current

• Gulf Stream current

• Bengue current

• West Drift

Which of the following is a cold Atlantic Ocean current?

• Gulf stream current

• Brazil current

• North Atlantic drift

• Canaries Current