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1) Which factor can lead to an increase in ocean water density

Aa decrease in temperature Ban increase in temperature Ca decrease in pressure Da decrease in salinity

2) Ocean water rotates in this direction in the Northern Hemisphere

Aclockwise BCounter clockwise Cnorth to south Dsouth to north

3) This term describes the amount of dissolved salt in seawater

Atemperature Bbuoyancy Csalinity Ddensity

4) When the Sun, Earth, and Moon are all aligned it is called

ASynchronous Rotation BTidal Alignment CSpring Tide DNeap Tide

5) As a wave approaches shore its

Awavelength increases and its wave height increases Bwavelength increases and its wave height decreases Cwavelength decreases and its wave height decreases Dwavelength decreases and its wave height increases

6) Earth would experience its heighest high tide during which lunar phases

Awaxing crescent and waning crescent Bwaxing gibbous and waning gibbous CNew Moon and Full Moon D1st quarter and 3rd quarter

7) A drastic change in temperature with depth is called a

Atemperature decline Bthermocline Cpycnocline Dhalocline

8) The _____is responsible for bringing warm water to Northern Europe resulting in mild winters

ALabrador current BGulf Stream CWest Wind Drift DSouth Equatorial current

9) Surface waves are created primarily due to

Asalinity Bdensity differences Cthe Gulf Stream Dwind

10) A density current is formed due to

ACoriolis Effect BHigh Winds Cwind Dchanges in salinity and temperature

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