The water in a wave out at sea moves:
toward the shore
towards the equator
in small vertical circles
left to right
During the ice ages, continental shelves:
come above water
sink below water
subduct
melt
Which of the following can NOT be used to remove salt from sea water?
evaporation
filters
freezing
membranes
Gases dissolve better in _________ water.
cold
warm
salty
gases dont dissolve in the ocean
Surface currents are driven by:
density
friction
temperature
wind
The tide that forms when the sun pulls at right angles to the moon is the ----- tide.
direct
neap
opposite
spring
When the faster moving top part of a wave topples over the slower bottom part, the result is a foamy mass of water called a:
crest
rip current
breaker
whitecap