Oceans Review Flash Cards

The distance from top to bottom is called ________.

• depth
• height
• length
• width

The Arctic ocean is the ______________ ocean on Earth.

• largest
• warmest
• fishiest
• smallest

A process plants use to turn sunlight into food: Conversion of light energy from the sun into chemical energy (stored in glucose).

• toxoplasmosis

• photosynthesis

• aqua-synthesis

• homeosynthesis

Which regions did the rubber ducks wash ashore after the storm?

• Europe and Africa

• Asia and South America

  
  

• Australia and Antarctica

• 
  North America and Europe

Ocean currents in the _____ hemispphere move to the right (clockwise) and ocean currents in the __________ move to the left ( counterclockwise).

• Northern Hemisphere; Southern Hemisphere
• Eastern Hemisphere; Western Hemisphere
• Western Hemisphere; Eastern Hemisphere
• Northern Hemisphere; Equatorial Region

The total amount of dissolved salts in a sample of water is its

• strength
• salinity
• pressure
• effect

Where coral and fish live

• Midnight Zone

• Twilight Zone

• Abyss

• Sunlight Zone

Oceans are divided into zones based upon what characteristics?

• Sunlight, temperature, salinity and depth

• Pollution levels, fish populations, coral reefs, and tidal patterns
• Geological formations, sediment types, weather patterns, and human activity
• Salinity, wave height, ocean currents, and marine life

There are _______________ oceans in the world.

• five
• three
• ten
• two

A factor that affects the density of ocean currents is 

• salinity
• time
• atmosphere
• eclipses