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What causes a harmful algal bloom?
excess nutrients
What part of the seafloor is mostly flat?
abyssal plains
What part of the seafloor is the shallow part near the shore?
continental shelf
What part of the seafloor creates new seafloor and is the longest mountain range?
mid-ocean ridge
What part of the seafloor is deepest part?
trench
Where is the deepest place on Earth?
Mariana Trench
In what direction does the Coriolis Effect cause the gyres to turn in the Northern Hemisphere?
clockwise or to the right
Cold currents make summers on the west coast of US ______.
dry, cool
Why is it so hard to study the deep sea?
high pressure
Which layer of the ocean has greater biodiversity?
sunlight zone
Which ocean is the shallowest?
Arctic
What causes a decrease in ocean salinity?
glaciers melting
Climate is different than weather because climate is _____.
over a long period of time
La Nina causes _______.
colder temperatures than normal
What resource do we drill for on the ocean floor?
oil
