Exam 15: Ocean Waters: the Blue of the Blue Marble

The water mass located on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean would be expected to have _________density and __________ temperature.

Using the figure below, identify the photic zone, the aphotic zone, and the benthic zone.

What are the major surface currents on Earth that display a circlelike path and follow the ocean basin margins?

According to this map, upwelling currents are most likely found at the

Marine biologists distinguish between the photic and aphotic zones because within the aphotic zone,__________ , whereas in the photic zone, __________ .

As a wave passes through the open ocean, the water molecules move

What prevents the individual water masses from becoming one single water mass?

The density of seawater increases as temperature __________ and salinity __________ .

Where do the deep ocean currents rise to the surface?

Define the flow of the Ekman transport and explain its process.

A wave will disturb the water to a depth equal to

The shallowest portions of an ocean found along the margins of continents are the

Which of the following accounts for the largest amount of biomass in our oceans?

What affect would the Coriolis effect have on the Space Station? The space station would

Compared with the sea surface salinity of the tropical latitudes, the sea surface salinity of the polar latitudes is __________ saline.

The sea surface salinity is __________ at the mouth of the Amazon River and _________ in the Great Salt Lake, Utah.

Which part of the visible spectrum does not get absorbed by water efficiently, thereby making it the color that can penetrate the deepest?

In the figure below, which letters represent the crest and trough?

Which of the following would be an area of the ocean with the LEAST dense water?

Ripples are the result of