Oceans

What is the depth of the ocean?
3,800 feet
3,800 meters
3,800 yards
What are the three primary wind belts?
How much of the Earth is covered by oceans?
30%
70%
7%
As salinity increases, the density ________.
increases
decreases
evaporates
List the three major oceans from largest to smallest.
A volcano that rises above the ocean's surface is _______
a hill
a semount
an island
What represent the flattest part of Earth's surface?
Deep sea trenches
Continental Margins
Abyssal Plain
Divergent means the plates are moving __________
together
up
apart
What is the primary method of heat transfer in the oceans?
contraction
convection
conception
In what direction does water circulate in the northern hemisphere?
counter-clockwise
horizontally
clockwise
Why does the water in the northern hemisphere circulate clockwise?
Because of the coriolis effect
Because of convection
Because of subduction
True or false: An estuary is where freshwater and saltwater meet.
true
false
How much of the Earth is covered in land?
70%
30%
3%
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