How does ocean water participate in the water cycle?
Select each statement that correctly summarizes and compares properties of the ocean.
Which statement about Earth's weather is true?
fewer species of life
lower pressure
lower density
more species of life
cooler
higher pressure
higher density
lighter
darker
warmer
Surface Ocean Layers
Deep Ocean Layers
The most abundant dissolved gases in ocean water are
Categorize the following statements with the corresponding factor that affects the distribution of marine organisms.
The ______ of ocean water usually decreases as depth increases.
Warmer water is able to dissolve solids faster than cold water.
At lower temperatures, water molecules are moving slower and are packed more tightly together.
Colder liquids are capable of holding more dissolved gases.
Property of matter that describes its mass per unit of volume.
Controlling factor is the total volume of water compared to the amount of dissolved solids in water
Deep ocean water is less affected by evaporation and precipitation, and runoff only happens near the shore.
Ice can float since it has a lower ____ than water.
Salinity
Density
Temperature
This group of organisms play an important role in the carbon cycle, conducting most of the photosynthesis that occurs on our planet.
Name some of the factors that affect the movement of water within the world's oceans.
Read the following excerpt from the text. Select the sentence that explains why the Coriolis Effect differs how close you are to the equator.
Match the corresponding parameters that can be measured to describe waves with the correct definition.
| Stavka koja se može prevući | arrow_right_alt | Odgovarajuća stavka |
|---|---|---|
crest | arrow_right_alt | amount of time between two wave crests (from a fixed reference point) |
wavelength | arrow_right_alt | measurement of the vertical distance between the wave's crest and trough |
wave speed | arrow_right_alt | horizontal distance between two wave crests, or two wave troughs |
trough | arrow_right_alt | dividing the wavelength by the wave period |
wave period | arrow_right_alt | lowermost point of a wave |
wave height | arrow_right_alt | uppermost point of a wave |
An observer sitting in an anchored boat in a bay is watching waves go by. She notices that there is a distance of 10 meters between wave crests, and that a new wave crest passes her boat every 5 seconds. What is the wave speed?
An observer sitting on the shore sees four waves with equal wavelengths travel by. The distance between the first and fourth wave crests is 30 meters. It takes 21 seconds for all four wave crests to pass. What is the wave speed?
As a fishing boat travels through the ocean, crew members watch as they pass two wave crests. The distance between the crests is 15 meters. The time it takes to travel from the first crest to the second is 7.5 seconds. What is the wave speed?
As a wave approaches the edge of the land, drag against the ocean floor causes the side closer to land to slow down while the rest of the wave continues forward. This causes a bend in the wave's overall path and this phenomenon is known as
