Ocean Movement - Waves, Currents, Tides

Ocean water is different from river water because it has -

• animals

• rocks

• salt

The current that flows along the east coast of the United States is called the -

• North Pacific

• Gulf Stream

• South Atlantic

• North Equatorial

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What causes waves in the ocean?

• wind

• the gravitational pull of the moon

• differences in salinity and temperature

• people

What causes tides?

• wind

• the gravitational pull of the moon

• differences in salinity and temperature

• people

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Which of the following is NOT a cause of ocean currents?

• wind

• ocean pollution

• differences in salinity

• differences in temperature

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The rise and fall of the ocean level caused by the gravity of the moon is called -

• waves

• currents

• tides

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__________ are streams of water that flow continually through the ocean.

• waves

• currents

• tides

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salinity is -

• the amount of sand in the ocean

• the amount of animals in the ocean

• the amount of water in the ocean

• The amount of salt in the ocean

The three basic movements of the ocean that cause ocean water to mix are -

• currents

• waves

• swimming and surfing

• tides

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The arrows on the map represent -

• The flow of energy in food webs

• tides

• currents

• waves

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