Topic Four Notes The Oceans
Page 1: Title
Page 2: Salt
How much salt is in the ocean?What is salinity?Where do salts in the ocean come
from?
Page 3: Ocean Bottoms
What are trenches? Where are they found? What is the name of the deepest
trench? What are abyssal plains? Explain the difference between continental
shelf and continental slope.
Page 4: Draw a diagram of the ocean floor showing the following landforms:
continental shelf
continental slope abyssal plains
Page 5: Waves Part 1
Draw diagram page 417 features of a wave.
Page 6: Waves Part 2
What is the top of the wave called?What is the bottom of the wave called?What
three characteristics do scientists study about waves. 16. What are the highest
waves in the world caused by and what are they called?
Page7: Tides
Explain the differences between spring tides and neap tides.
Page 8: Currents
What is an ocean water current? Where do warm currents originate?
How do warm currents affect climate?Where do cold currents originate?
Topic Four Notes The Oceans
Page 1: Title
Page 2: Salt
How much salt is in the ocean?What is salinity?Where do salts in the ocean come
from?
Page 3: Ocean Bottoms
What are trenches? Where are they found? What is the name of the deepest
trench? What are abyssal plains? Explain the difference between continental
shelf and continental slope.
Page 4: Draw a diagram of the ocean floor showing the following landforms:
continental shelf
continental slope abyssal plains
Page 5: Waves Part 1
Draw diagram page 417 features of a wave.
Page 6: Waves Part 2
What is the top of the wave called?What is the bottom of the wave called?What
three characteristics do scientists study about waves. 16. What are the highest
waves in the world caused by and what are they called?
Page7: Tides
Explain the differences between spring tides and neap tides.
Page 8: Currents
What is an ocean water current? Where do warm currents originate?
How do warm currents affect climate?Where do cold currents originate?
Complete Investigation 5-F “Mapping the Ocean Floor”
(a) Complete a graph showing the sea-floor profile.
(b) Study the table shown on page 416 which shows a series of depths
along a line.
(c) Plot each point on the grid. Connect them with a smooth line.
(d) Give the graph an appropriate title.
TITLE: _______________________________________________
Questions:
(1) List the sea floor features that occur east of New Jersey:
(a) Between 160 km and 1050 km.
(b) Between 2000 km and 4500 km.
(c) Between 5300 km and 5600 km.