Textbook Questions

Chapter 16: Oceans and Coastal Processes

Textbook pages 356-376

1. Where did earth’s water originate from? (357)

2. Another theory for the source of earth’s water came from ______________ (dirty snowballs) from space?
3. What percent of seawater is salt?
4. Where does the source of salt for the oceans come from?

5. What is the primary cause of deep ocean currents?

6. What temperature does water reach its greatest density?

7. What motion of the Earth causes the Coriolis Effect?

8. How does the coastal temperature range compare to inland locations?

9. Which object in space has a greater gravitation effect on Earth?

10. Compare Spring tides and Neap tides

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