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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhen water vapor changes to liquid waterevaporationcondensationhumidityprecipitation
- 2. Multiple Choice. The flat area of the ocean basin is called theOcean floorThe AbyssContinental riseAbyssal Plain
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy is most of Earths freshwater is not available for human use.because it's in the groundbecause it's frozen in ice caps and glaciersbecause of pollutionbecause of global warmin
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat percent of Earth’s water is freshwater1%2%3%5%
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Salinity?how much salt is in any given liquidsalt on the rockshow much salt is in takis
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe edges of the continents slopes down from the shore into the oceancontinental risecontinental slopecontinental shelf
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is Nekton and where can they be found in the ocean? (top/middle/bottom)living organisms the are found in the top/surface zones of the oceanliving organisms found in the bottom/midnight zones of the oceanliving organisms found in the middle/twilight zones of the ocean
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat technology is used to measure the depth of the ocean?submarinesonicsonar
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat causes deep ocean currents?moon's gravitational pulltemperature, density, salinitywind
- 10. Multiple Choice27. What area of the ocean floor would have the greatest amount of pressure being exerted?trenchRift Valleyseamount
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat are mid ocean ridges and why are they important?volcanic islands that are still activeunderwater mountain range that creates new sea floorPart of the Himalayan mountain range
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHow do clouds form?smoke from factorieswhen condensation near land freezeswhen water vapor condenses and cools
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat gives the water cycle its energysunmoonfireice
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the bottom of the ocean floorcontinental shelfcontinental slopecontinental risecontinental breakfast
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the most abundant (most common) salt in the ocean?sodiumchloridesulfateother
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the Coriolis effect and why is it important in understanding surface currents?earth's rotation that causes currents in the northern hemisphere counterclockwise and southern hemisphere currents to move clockwiseearth's rotation that causes currents in the northern hemisphere to move clockwise and southern hemisphere currents to move counter clockwise
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThis is when water falls back down to the earth as rain, hail, sleet or snowpartnershippromotionprecipitationparticipation
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat percent of Earth’s water is saltwater79%98%3%97%
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat is porosity?how the holes change in rocks without waterhow much time it takes water to run through rockshow much water can be held in rocks and other earth's substances
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThis occurs when there is an abundance of water vapor suspended in the airfrostheathumiditydew
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