Oceanography Test Version B

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  1. 3. The cold ___________ current flows along the western coast of Africa.
  2. 5. The ___________ counter current flows from west to east.
  3. 8. Both the salinity and the temperature of ocean water affect its _____________.
  4. 11. On average, 96.5% of seawater is ______________.
  5. 15. Total travel time of water in Oceanic Conveyor Belt is a ____________ years.
  6. 16. ____________ circulation is also called the Oceanic Conveyor Belt.
  7. 17. The distance between two wave crests.
  8. 18. The most common element in ocean water besides hydrogen and oxygen.
  9. 20. The Antarctic ________________ current flows around Antarctica.
  10. 21. The area that wave-generating winds blow over.
  11. 22. A relatively thin layer in which a property changes dramatically is a(n) _____________.
  12. 23. The Coriolis Effect deflects moving objects in the northern hemisphere to the __________.
  13. 24. Most of the dissolved salts in the ocean come from the ____________ of rocks.
  14. 27. __________ gas is added to seawater by plants and the atmosphere.
  15. 29. The Coriolis Effect deflects moving objects in the southern hemisphere to the __________.
  16. 30. ____________ brings colder, nutrient-rich water up to the surface.
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  1. 1. The cold water surface current also called the Peru current.
  2. 2. Large circular surface current found in all five major ocean basins.
  3. 4. The salt content of the ocean is called ___________.
  4. 5. _____________ cooling decreases ocean temperature.
  5. 6. __________ currents travel at 45 degree angles to the wind.
  6. 7. The _________ spiral describes what direction water at different depths flows.
  7. 9. The average travel time around an ocean gyre is about ___________ years.
  8. 10. This layer separates the less dense surface water from the more dense deep water.
  9. 12. The time it takes two successive waves to pass a fixed point.
  10. 13. ____________ rejection increases ocean salinity.
  11. 14. Moving objects are deflected by the __________ effect caused by the Earth’s rotation.
  12. 16. This layer separates the warmer surface water from the colder deep water.
  13. 19. The __________ forms by Greenland and Iceland.
  14. 20. The cold water surface current flowing along the western coast of North America.
  15. 25. The __________ forms by Antarctica.
  16. 26. This layer separates the less salty surface water from the saltier deep water.
  17. 28. The average flow of water is at __________ degrees to the wind.