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Oceanography

Quiz by India Graham

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  • Q1
    of the Earth's surface is covered with water
    71%
    30s
  • Q2
    is the largest ocean.
    Pacific
    30s
  • Q3
    is the second largest ocean and is about half the volume of the Pacific Ocean.
    The Atlantic
    30s
  • Q4
    is the third largest ocean.
    The Indian
    30s
  • Q5
    is the smallest ocean whose surface is partly covered by ice.
    The Arctic
    30s
  • Q6
    is the ocean that extends from the coast of Antarctica to 60° south latitude.
    The Southern
    30s
  • Q7
    sodium chloride.
    Salt in the ocean is
    30s
  • Q8
    salinity.
    The measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquid is called
    30s
  • Q9
    When water evaporates, dissolved salt is left behind.
    What happens when water evaporates?
    30s
  • Q10
    climate, inflow of fresh water, water movement
    List three things that affects ocean salinity:
    30s
  • Q11
    is the second, cooler layer of the ocean.
    Thermocline
    30s
  • Q12
    surface zone.
    The warm, top layer of ocean water is called the
    30s
  • Q13
    deep zone.
    The bottom, coolest layer of ocean water is called the
    30s
  • Q14
    Latitude and time of year
    What two things affect surface-zone temperatures in most regions?
    30s
  • Q15
    is the continuous movement of water from the ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean.
    The water cycle
    30s

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