Ocean Circulation — Unit test Answers

In which direction does wave energy travel in the ocean?

Study this map.

What percentage of Earth’s water is fresh water?

Which relatively flat feature of the ocean floor is in the open ocean and borders the continental shelf?

Which statement explains one way that lakes form?

Why is the unsaturated zone not filled with water?

A scientist observes a geyser erupting. Which two objects must be interacting beneath the surface?

Where does warm water accumulate in the Pacific Ocean during El Niño?

In a field, water flows down through the soil and then through a layer of loose rocks before the flow stops.What type of material did the water most likely encounter when it stopped?

Which part of the shallow ocean descends sharply away from the continental shelf?

Which describes one feature of deep ocean currents?

Which zone within the open-ocean zone is home to the most organisms?

A scientist is observing surface groundwater features to determine sources of groundwater.Which is one surface feature that the scientist can observe and map?

Energy output readings from tidal power plants in the ocean are low one day compared to the rest of the month.Which event is the most likely cause?

Which is one benefit that mangrove trees provide to surrounding coastal wetlands?