oceans studyguide

Name:_________________________________ Class:__________ Date:____________
Part 1:
~Which ocean floor feature is formed by a CONVERGENT plate boundary?
______________________________________
~Which ocean floor feature is formed by a DIVERGENT plate boundary?
______________________________________
Label the Oceans below:
What causes a Tsunami? _____________________________________
Part 3:
A. When you go deeper in the ocean, what happens to the temperature of the
water? ____________________________________________________________
B. When you go deeper into the ocean, what happens to the pressure?
_______________________________________________________________
Part 4:
A. What is the word we use to describe how salty the ocean water is?
_____________________________________
B. What is the name of the main salt in the ocean? __________________________
C.
Part 2:
What is the average salinity of the ocean? ________%
Identify the features of the ocean floor:
Part 5:
What is the __________________________________
fish
oil
minerals
seaweed
???
Water for
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
salt
desalination
Part 6:
Label the parts of the wave below:
~What causes ocean SURFACE currents? __________________________________
A
~What causes ocean DEEP currents? ______________________________ and
______________________________________
Part 7:
B
C
~What is the name of the surface current below:
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Part 9:
1.
~What temperature of water does this current carry? __________________________
What causes high tides?
Which letters represent HIGH tide?
___________ _________
2.
At which letters would you find
LOW tide? ________ _______
Part 8:
~Fill in the circle map below:
What are the two types of extreme tides that we can see?
~ ______________ tide: Occurs when _____________________________________
Waves
~ _____________ tide: Occurs when _____________________________________