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4. 5th Grade Question 10 Why would a tide occurring at a new moon have a higher tidal range than one occurring at a quarter moon?

5. 5th Grade Question 10 Answer Return / The tide occurring at the new moon phase will be pulled in one direction by both the sun and the moon. A quarter moon tide will be pulled in opposing directions.

6. 5th Grade Question 9 / What are two causes of the curving motion of surface currents?

7. 5th Grade Question 9 Answer Return / The Coriolis Effect and continental deflection.

8. 4th Grade Question 8 / What is the name of the ocean current which runs along the east coast of the United States and carries warm water north and east to Europe?

9. 4th Grade Question 8 Answer Return / The Gulf Stream

10. 4th Grade Question 7 / How is the cause of surface currents different from the causes of surface waves?

11. 4th Grade Question 7 Answer Return / Both are caused by wind, but surface waves are causes by local winds that change often. Surface currents are caused by global winds that always blow in the same direction.

12. 3rd Grade Question 6 / What is the name of the ocean that is found north of the North American continent and north of the Soviet Union? Spelling counts!

13. 3rd Grade Question 6 Answer Arctic Ocean Return

14. 3rd Grade Question 5 / What is the reason the currents near the equator flow from east to west?

15. 3rd Grade Question 5 Answer Return / They flow in the opposite direction of the way the earth turns on its axis.

16. 2nd Grade Question 4 What do we call the ocean floor feature that is found in the center of most oceans and is made of a series of mountains?

17. 2nd Grade Question 4 Answer Return / The mid ocean ridges

18. 2nd Grade Question 3 What are two effects of deep currents?

19. 2nd Grade Question 3 Answer Return / They redistribute the temperature of the oceans and they bring nutrients to the surface for ocean creatures.

20. 1st Grade Question 2 What do we call a tide of minimum range that happens during a quarter moon?

21. 1st Grade Question 2 Answer Return / Neap Tide

22. 1st Grade Question 1 Name three elements found in ocean salts.

23. 1st Grade Question 1 Answer Return / Sodium Chloride / Magnesium Chloride / Calcium Sulfate / Sodium Chloride / Magnesium Chloride / Calcium Sulfate

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25. Million Dollar Question What is the average salinity of most oceans?

26. Million Dollar Question Answer 3.5%

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