Oceans (SOL 5.6)

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Question 1
Abyssal Plain
What is the flattest part of the ocean?
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Question 2
Trench
What is the deepest part of the ocean?
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Question 3
Continental Slope
What is the area that connects the continental shelf with the continental rise known as?
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Question 4
Mid-ocean ridge
What is an underwater mountain range known as?
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Question 5 rift
A valley within a mid-ocean ridge is known as a _________.
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Question 6 salinity
The ______ is the saltiness of an ocean.
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Question 7
Current
What is a stream of water that flows like a river through an ocean best known as?
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Question 8
Tides
What is the rise and fall in the level of an ocean best known as?
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Question 9
Gulf Stream
Which current flows from the Caribbean through the North Atlantic?
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10
Weathering of rocks on land
Where does the salt in the ocean come from?
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11 plankton
Microscopic organisms that float in the currents are known as _______.
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12 phyto
Microscopic plant-like plankton are known as ______plankton.
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13 zoo
Microscopic animal-like plankton are known as _____plankton.
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14
Oxygen
What do phytoplankton produce?
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15 nekton
Organisms that can swim freely are known as _______.
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16
Water pressure
What is the force of water pressing on an object?
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17 wind
Waves are mainly caused by _______.
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18
The earth’s rotation
What causes earth’s ocean currents to bend to the right and left?
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19
Temperature/light/life decrease and pressure increases
Name two things that happen as you go deeper into the ocean.
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More evaporation, less precipitation, more run-off
Name two ways salinity can be increased.
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