Oceanography Test Version A

1. The ___________ counter current flows from west to east.
2. The distance between two wave crests.
7. The cold ___________ current flows along the western coast of Africa.
9. The Coriolis Effect deflects moving objects in the northern hemisphere to the __________.
12. ____________ rejection increases ocean salinity.
14. Total travel time of water in Oceanic Conveyor Belt is a ____________ years.
16. This layer separates the warmer surface water from the colder deep water.
17. A relatively thin layer in which a property changes dramatically is a(n) _____________.
18. Large circular surface current found in all five major ocean basins.
19. The Antarctic ________________ current flows around Antarctica.
20. The Coriolis Effect deflects moving objects in the southern hemisphere to the __________.
21. Most of the dissolved salts in the ocean come from the ____________ of rocks.
24. The __________ forms by Greenland and Iceland.
26. Moving objects are deflected by the __________ effect caused by the Earth’s rotation.
28. The most common element in ocean water besides hydrogen and oxygen.
30. The _________ spiral describes what direction water at different depths flows.
31. The area that wave-generating winds blow over.
32. The average flow of water is at __________ degrees to the wind.

1. _____________ cooling decreases ocean temperature.
3. The cold water surface current also called the Peru current.
4. On average, 96.5% of seawater is ______________.
5. The cold water surface current flowing along the western coast of North America.
6. ____________ brings colder, nutrient-rich water up to the surface.
8. ____________ circulation is also called the Oceanic Conveyor Belt.
10. The average travel time around an ocean gyre is about ___________ years.
11. The time it takes two successive waves to pass a fixed point.
13. This layer separates the less dense surface water from the more dense deep water.
15. Both the salinity and the temperature of ocean water affect its _____________.
16. The global winds that blow along the Equator are the _____________.
21. The global winds that blow towards the west are the______________.
22. The __________ forms by Antarctica.
23. This layer separates the less salty surface water from the saltier deep water.
25. The salt content of the ocean is called ___________.
27. __________ currents travel at 45 degree angles to the wind.
29. __________ gas is added to seawater by plants and the atmosphere.