1. Oceanography 24 & 25 Ocean Zones TidesOcean Water Elements Grab bag 100 200 300 400 500

2. The bottom region of the ocean Answer

3. Benthic Zone Home

4. The movement of deep, cold, and nutrient-rich water to the surface Answer

5. Upwelling Home

6. The region of an ocean or body of fresh water above the benthic zone. Answer

7. Pelagic Zone Home

8. All organisms that swim actively in open water, independent of currents Answer

9. nekton Home

10. Organisms that live at the bottom of the ocean Answer

11. Benthos Home

12. Movement of water toward and away from the coast Answer

13. Home Tidal Current

14. Tide that occurs during the full moon and new moon Answer

15. Spring Tide Home

16. The difference in levels of ocean water at high tide and low tide Answer

17. Tidal Range Home

18. Tide that occurs during the 1 st quarter and 3 rd quarter phases of the moon Answer

19. Neap Tide Home

20. Slow, rocking motion of ocean water due to tidal bulges moving around the ocean basins Answer

21. Tidal Oscillations Home

22. A measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given liquid Answer

23. Salinity Home

24. The ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance Answer

25. Density Home

26. The curving of the paths of ocean currents and winds due to Earth’s rotation is called the _________ Answer

27. Coriolis Effect Home

28. A layer in a body of water in which water temperature drops with increased depth faster than it does in other layers Answer

29. Thermocline Home

30. A floating layer of sea ice that completely covers and area of the ocean surface Answer

31. Pack Ice Home

32. Answer The force that causes tides is _____________

33. Gravity Home

34. Waves strike the coastline head-on instead of at an angle as a result of ________ Answer

35. Refraction Home

36. Gases dissolve most reading in what kind of water? Answer

37. Cold ocean water Home

38. Trace elements in the ocean are those minerals that are __________ in amount Answer

39. Smallest Home

40. Answer The 2 main gases dissolved in ocean water are ___________ and ________________

41. Nitrogen and oxygen Home

42. The distance the wind blows across and area of the sea to generate waves is known as _________ Answer

43. Fetch Home

44. 2 identical points on consecutive waves pass a given point in one __________ Answer

45. Wave Period Home

46. Raising aquatic plants and animals for human consumption is called ___________ Answer

47. Aquaculture Home

48. The ocean zone that receives the most solar energy and is home to the most diverse ocean life forms is the ______ Answer

49. Pelagic Zone Home

50. Deep currents are caused by differences in _____________ Answer

51. Density of ocean water Home