| Ocean Vocab | ||
| #1 | Sand, clay, and other materials are called what? | Sediments |
| #2 | What is Sodium Chloride? | A salt |
| #3 | What is another name for deep ocean valleys? | Trenches |
| #4 | What do you call a wave in which the crest has tumbled forward? | Breaker |
| #5 | What is a tsunami? | A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake. |
| Even More Ocean Vocab | ||
| #1 | What is a current? | Water that moves in a certain direction. |
| #2 | What is the lowest point of the wave called? | Trough |
| #3 | What do we call winds that blow from east to west? | Trade Winds |
| #4 | What is the Submarine Canyon? | A groove cut in the continental shelf and slope. |
| #5 | What is the flat part of the ocean floor called? | Abyssal Plain |
| You better know your Ocean Vocab! | ||
| #1 | What are Neap Tides? | Low tides that are not very low, and high tides that are not very high. |
| #2 | What are Westerlies? | Winds that blow from west to east. |
| #3 | What is another name for a mountain chain on the ocean floor? | Mid-Ocean Ridge |
| #4 | What are very high tides and very low tides called? | Spring Tides |
| #5 | What part of the ocean lies at the bottom of the continental slope? | Continental Shelf |
| Ocean Commotion | ||
| #1 | In which two places is the ocean water less salty? | The poles and the equator. |
| #2 | How often to tides rise and fall? | Every 6 hours |
| #3 | What is the difference between ocean water and drinking water? | Ocean water has salt. |
| #4 | When are tides somewhat high and somewhat low? **HINT: (Where are the earth, moon, and sun located?) | When the earth, moon, and sun are at a 90 degree angle. |
| #5 | In what part of the ocean bottom does the continental shelf plunge downward sharply? | Continental Slope |
| Motion in the Ocean | ||
| #1 | What is the rise and fall of ocean water called? | Tides |
| #2 | What part of the ocean bottom is near land? | Ocean Floor |
| #3 | When are tides extremely high and extremely low? **HINT: (Where are the earth, moon, and sun located?) | When the earth, moon, and sun are all aligned and at the same angle. |
| #4 | The highest part of a wave is called what? | a Crest |
| #5 | What are tides primarily produced by? | Gravitational Pull |
| Final Question | |
| Draw the positions of the earth, moon, and sun during a neap tide. | |