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Earth's Oceans Answers

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The salinity of ocean water is due to high concentrations of:

A
Potassium chloride
B
Sodium chloride
C
Sodium manganate
D
Sulfur chloride
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
Atlantic Ocean
B
Pacific Ocean
C
Indian Ocean
D
Arctic Ocean
E
evaporation
F
condensation
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
evaporation
B
condensation
C
precipitation
D
water cycle
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
evaporation
B
condensation
C
precipitation
D
water cycle
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
Atlantic Ocean
B
Pacific Ocean
C
Indian Ocean
D
Arctic Ocean
E
evaporation
F
condensation
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The movement of water from ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean is called

A
water evaporation.
B
water condensation.
C
water precipitation.
D
the water cycle.
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Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

A
evaporation
B
condensation
C
precipitation
D
water cycle
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What causes the salinity of ocean water to decrease?

A
the melting of icebergs
B
the evaporation of ocean water
C
the erosion of rocks and minerals
D
the warming of ocean water
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The Pacific and Atlantic Oceans are separated into north and south halves by:

A
North and South America.
B
the Equator.
C
the Prime Meridian.
D
currents.
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Ocean water is most saline

A
where rivers empty into the ocean.
B
in dense seawater.
C
near coastal areas with high rainfall.
D
in icebergs.
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Which statement is true about the Earth’s oceans?

A
They are all getting larger due to the movement of tectonic plates.
B
They have changed over time.
C
They have not changed in 4 billion years.
D
They are all getting smaller due to the movement of tectonic plates.
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The ocean’s surface temperatures vary with time of year and

A
latitude.
B
longitude.
C
seasons.
D
moon phases.
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