Water and Oceans

Most bodies of water have two high tides and ________ low tides each day.

• one

• two

• three

• four

What TWO things control deep ocean currents?

• temperature change

• low tides

• high tides

• amount of salt in the water

Which of the following is NOT one of the four main oceans

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Antarctica Ocean

• Indian Ocean

Both the ocean floor and the earth surface have which of the following?

• salt in the water

• mountains, valleys, and plains

• currents

• tsunamis

What is caused by the way gravity varies depending on the distance of the earth from the sun and the moon?

• waves

• tsunamis

• tides

• currents

The up and down movement of the surface water is a ________.

• tide

• surface current

• wave

• deep ocean current

The largest and deepest ocean is the _________ Ocean.

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Arctic

• Indian

The smallest and shallowest ocean is the ___________ Ocean.

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Arctic

• Indian

The usual weather of an area over a long period of time is called the __________.

• wind

• current

• climate

• wave

Surface currents are caused by ______________.

• waves

• deep ocean currents

• tsunamis

• wind