Ocean Water

Question 1

Which is one quality of the entire open-ocean zone?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

few nutrients

Question 2

Where does the salt in oceans come from?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Minerals from the land are washed into the ocean.

Question 3

Which factor affects the temperature of ocean water?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

depth

Question 4

Which zone of the ocean can be above or below water, contains waves, and has varied salinity and temperature?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

intertidal

Question 5

What happens when water’s salinity increases?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Freezing point decreases.

Question 6

Which percentage of Earth’s oceans is dissolved salts?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

3.5 percent

Question 7

Which feature forms as a result of a tectonic plate boundary that creates an underwater mountain range in the open ocean?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

mid-ocean ridge

Question 8

Which is one feature of the ocean floor found in the open ocean?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

abyssal plain

Question 9

Which is one of the ecosystems found in intertidal zones?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

estuaries

Question 10

Which ocean is on the eastern coast of North and South America?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Atlantic Ocean

Ocean Water Answers