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1.12: Importance of the Oceans and Seawater Chemistry

1.12: Importance of the Oceans and Seawater Chemistry

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Science

8th Grade

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8E.1.2, 8E.1.1

Standards-aligned

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Nancy Osborne

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17 Slides • 10 Questions

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Can you list the other reservoirs of water on Earth??? Give me at least one example!

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Multiple Choice

The closer a location is to the _____, the more energy it receives from the sun

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Equator

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North Pole

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South Pole

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Sun

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Multiple Choice

As currents warm near the equator, the currents
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float
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rise and circulate

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sink
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fall

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Multiple Choice

warmest ocean region
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westerlies
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polar
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poles
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equator

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Multiple Choice

coldest ocean region
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horse latitudes
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poles
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equator
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tropics

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Multiple Choice

Which is not true about salty water?

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Floats on top of freshwater

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Higher density

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It has more molecules than freshwater

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It sinks at the bottom of a container

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Multiple Choice

Decreasing ocean temperature causes the density of the water to ______.

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decrease

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increase

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stay the same

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fluctuate

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Multiple Choice

______ causes deep ocean currents

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The Coriolis Effect

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gravity

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wind

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density differences

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following types of water would SINK the fastest?

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warm and salty

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cold and salty

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warm and fresh

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cold and fresh

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Multiple Choice

Comes from the words 'heat' and 'salt'
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thermohaline
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salinity
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density
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temperature

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