Oceans

How fast does sound travel in water?

Ocean trenches are formed by the process called...

When one oceanic plate is forced underneath another plate a ...... forms

What forms features on the ocean floor?

mountain chains formed by magma coming through rift zones are called what?

List three resources available from the ocean.

Fish populations are reduced by......?

What is desalination?

What is sludge?

What are two effects of oil spills?

Point-source pollution comes from...

Streamlike movements of water are called what?

Name three factors that influence currents.

horizontal movements of water that are caused by wind and occur at or near the ocean's surface are called...

Name three factors that control surface currents.

Which way do the winds blow near the equator?

What is the deflection of moving objects from a straight path due to Earth's rotation called?

What is the deepest and densest layer of water in the ocean?

Name three materials transported by global ocean circulation.

What happens to water when a wave of energy moves through it?

What two forces influence tides?

What does dividing wavelength by wave period give you?

The difference between levels of ocean water at high tide and low tide is called a....

Tide that occur when the sun, Earth, and the moon form a 90 degrees angle are called...

Tides that occur when the sun, Earth and moon are aligned are called......