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Seawater
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Currents
Seafloor
Features
Waves
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2. The ocean which borders Virginia is the _____.

3. Atlantic

4. Which is the deepest ocean?

5. Pacific

6. Which ocean is located at the north pole?

7. Arctic

8. Which ocean borders Japan?

9. Pacific

10. Which ocean contains the Gulf Stream current?

11. Atlantic

12. The amount of salt in ocean water is called _____.

13. Salinity

14. What is the average salinity of ocean water?

15. 35 ppt

16. Cold, salty water is (more / less) dense than warm fresh water.

17. More

18. Which of the following affects ocean’s salinity
Which of the following affects ocean’s salinity? Wave size, evaporation, wave speed, or number of fish.

19. Evaporation

20. The area of the ocean between the deep ocean and the surface layer is called the _____.

21. Thermocline

22. Name the warm surface current off the coast of Virginia.

23. Gulf Stream

24. Name the cold surface current off the coast of California.

25. California Current

26. Which type of current moves water from the equator towards higher latitudes?

27. Warm Current

28. What is the process where cold nutrient-rich waters are brought to the surface?

29. Upwelling

30. Density currents move in what direction?

31. Vertically

32. At the base of the continental slope is the continental _____.

33. Rise

34. An underwater mountain is called a _____.

35. Seamount

36. An underwater mountain with a flat top is called a _____.

37. Guyot

38. The deepest locations on the ocean floor are the _____.

39. Trenches

40. The system used for determining the depth of the ocean floor is called _____.

41. Sonar (Echo-Sounding)

42. The high point of a wave is the _____.

43. Crest

44. The low point of a wave is the _____.

45. Trough

46. The distance from crest to crest of a wave is _____.

47. Wavelength

48. An extremely fast ocean wave that is started by an underwater earthquake is a _____.

49. Tsunami

50. The direction of energy in an ocean wave is forward, while the direction of water movement is ____.

51. Circular