Virginia Earth Science SOL Module 4 oceanography and the hydrosphere overview quiz quiz
12questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.
What is the main source of energy that drives the water cycle?
What is a watershed?
Paving over farmland with roads and parking lots will
Which ocean-floor feature is the shallow, gently sloping submerged edge of a continent?
Two seawater samples are the same temperature, but one is saltier. Which is denser?
What is the main force that drives surface ocean currents?
The warm Gulf Stream flows past Virginia toward Europe. Its main climate effect is to
What drives the deep (thermohaline) ocean circulation?
What is the main cause of ocean tides?
Spring tides (the largest tidal range) occur when
The Chesapeake Bay is an estuary. What is brackish water?
Excess nitrogen and phosphorus running into the Chesapeake Bay causes dead zones by