Saltwater and the ocean

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density increases

As ocean depth increases, _____.

faster than

Capillary waves travel ______ long waves.

impact waves

Charmane throws a rock into a lake. She has created _____.

has a higher salinity

Cold water x than warm water.

the moon

Earth's tides are primarily caused by _____.

12 hours and 25 minutes.

High tides happen every

passes the equator and flows toward Antarctica

In the "global conveyor belt," cold water from the North Pole _____.

polar easterlies

In the high latitudes, the winds are called

the westerlies

In the middle latitudes, the winds are called

6 hours and 12.5 minutes

It takes __________________ for high tide to change to low tide.

crest

The high part of a wave

increases with depth

The salinity of ocean water _____.

latitude and season

The temperature of ocean surface water depends on _____.

equator

The trade winds are found near the _____.

has 12 grams of salt per 1000 grams of water

The water in Lake Fair has a salinity of 12 ppt. The water _____.

temperature salinity density

Thermohaline circulation is driven by differences in _____.

happens when water rises to replace moving surface water

Upwelling _______.

trough

lowest part of a wave

10 meters underwater

your body would feel 29.4 psi of pressure (2 atm)

bend and curve around the planet

The Coriolis effect causes surface ocean currents to _____.

flows gradually in an northeastern direction

The Gulf Stream _____.

wave period

The amount of time it takes for a two consecutive wave crests to pass a given point is the _____.

fetch

distance over which wind blows without interruption or change of direction

downwelling

downward movement of surface ocean water caused by wind

gyre

large, rotating current loops caused by the Coriolis effect

salinity

measure of dissolved minerals and salts in water

thermohaline circulation

movement of deep ocean water driven by differences in temperature, salinity, and density

14.7 psi

one atm

desalination

process by which salt is removed from saltwater

thermocline

transitional layer between the mixed surface layer and the deep water layer in the ocean

upwelling

upward movement of deeper, colder ocean water to the surface caused by wind

more

A long fetch is _____ powerful than a short fetch

24 hours and 50 minutes

A tidal cycle is

Dissolved minerals from rocks are deposited in the ocean.

Which of the following statements is true?

tide

alternate rising and falling of the ocean caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and the Sun

varying

Density is ______ throughout the world's oceans.

44.1 psi 3 atm

Jenna dives 20 meters into the ocean. How much pressure does she feel?

power plants

Most ocean-water usage is for _____.

The sun, Earth, and moon are aligned

Spring tides happen when _____.

wind

Surface currents are driven by _____.


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