Oceanography

Question 0

Dissolved oxygen

Answer 0

Composition

Question 1

What is the study of the earth’s oceans?

Answer 1

Oceanography

Question 2

Dissolved sea in seawater

Answer 2

Salinity

Question 3

Ocean’s color?

Answer 3

Transparent and Colorless

Question 4

Ocean’s shades?

Answer 4

Blue

Question 5

What color passes through and which ones are absorbed?

Answer 5

Blue passes through; other colors are absorbed

Question 6

Varies widely with latitude

Answer 6

Surface temperature

Question 7

Varies with depth

Answer 7

Temperature

Question 8

Boundary where cold, deep water melt in the sun-warmed water nearer the surface

Answer 8

Thermocline

Question 9

More salt; higher density

Answer 9

Salinity

Question 10

Cold water is denser

Answer 10

Temperature

Question 11

Which one goes up?

Answer 11

Hot

Question 12

Which one goes down?

Answer 12

Cold

Question 13

which one is more rapid, water or air pressure?

Answer 13

Water Pressure

Question 14

Deepest point in the ocean

Answer 14

Hydrostatic Pressure

Question 15

Has more pressure

Answer 15

Lowest part

Question 16

Frozen seawater

Answer 16

Sea ice

Question 17

Is sea ice salty

Answer 17

No

Question 18

Extremely salty

Answer 18

Brine

Question 19

Huge chunks of glacier

Answer 19

Icebergs

Question 20

Outer edge of a glacier

Answer 20

Ice shelf

Question 21

Covers an area the size of France

Answer 21

Ross ice shelf

Question 22

Why do icebergs float?

Answer 22

Because they are less dense

Question 23

Large streams of ocean water that FLOW AS A UNIT

Answer 23

Ocean Currents

Question 24

Large masses of water that FLOW HORIZONTALLY

Answer 24

Surface currents

Question 25

Circular movements

Answer 25

Gyre

Question 26

Warm surface currents

Answer 26

Gulf Streams

Question 27

Cold surface current

Answer 27

Peru current

Question 28

Flow beneath the surface

Answer 28

Subsurface current

Question 29

Differences in density

Answer 29

Density current

Question 30

Mud or silt is mixed with seawater

Answer 30

Turbidity Current

Question 31

Deeper, colder water forming an upward-flowing current

Answer 31

Upwellings

Question 32

Rich in nutruents

Answer 32

Upwellings

Question 33

Current that flows in the opposite direction

Answer 33

Countercurrents

Question 34

Rhythmic back and forth motions of water

Answer 34

Waves

Question 35

Highest point of a wave

Answer 35

Crest

Question 36

Lowest point

Answer 36

Trough

Question 37

Length of time of waves

Answer 37

Period

Question 38

Different wave directions

Answer 38

Choppy

Question 39

White foamy crests

Answer 39

Whitecaps

Question 40

Gentle rolling waves that may appear during calm weather

Answer 40

Ocean swells

Question 41

Waves that break or topples

Answer 41

Breaker

Question 42

Foaming water that wash up in to the beach

Answer 42

Surf

Question 43

Wash sand from beneath the swimmer's feet

Answer 43

Undertow

Question 44

Current outflowing water trapped near the BEACH

Answer 44

Longshore current

Question 45

Dangerous surface current

Answer 45

Rip current

Question 46

Gigantic waves

Answer 46

Tsunamis

Question 47

Most regular and predictable movements of water

Answer 47

Tides

Question 48

Highest ocean level

Answer 48

High tide

Question 49

Lowest ocean level

Answer 49

Low tide

Question 50

One high tide; one low tide each day

Answer 50

Diurnal tide

Question 51

Both high tides rise to the same level and both low tides fall to the same level

Answer 51

Semidiurnal tide

Question 52

High tide is higher than the other one; Low tide id lower than the other one.

Answer 52

Mixed semidiurnal

Question 53

Higher than normal at high tide and lower than normal at low tide

Answer 53

Spring Tide

Question 54

New moon; Full moon

Answer 54

Spring tide

Question 55

Moon and sun are at a right angle

Answer 55

Neap tide