Ocean test review

How does the salinity of the ocean change the further down you go? ________

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• what?

What is the vertical (up & down) distance from crest to trough? ________

• wave

• wave length

• wave height

• tide

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What is the movement of energy through a body of water called? ________

• seamount

• current

• tide

• wave

Approximately what percentage of the Earth's water is saltwater? ________

• 70%

• 97%

• 1%

• 3%

Deep ocean currents are caused by density differences in ________.

• salinity and temperature

• gravitational pull

• wind

• location

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Waves are mostly caused by ________, which is caused by energy from the sun.

• wave height

• tides

• wind

• gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

These currents are caused by global winds, the Coriolis Effect, and continental deflections. ________ currents

• surface currents

• deep currents

• tides

• waves

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

These tides occur when the sun, moon, and the Earth are in alignment. ________ tides

• spring tides

• neap tides

• high

• low

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A large stream of moving water that flows through oceans is called a ________.

• current

• tide

• wave

• salinity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

These ________ are the daily rise and fall of water levels that are caused by gravity due to the moon and sun.

• seamount

• waves

• currents

• tides

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1