1) what is the number one factor that determines the types of organisms that can live in a body of water?

Atemperature

Bsalt content

Cdensity

Dpressure

2) which of the following contributes to ocean currents?

Adifferences in ocean water temperatures

Bdifferences in ocean water density

Call of the above

3) what is the intertidal zone ?

Adeepest part of the ocean

Bpart of the ocean close to land that has cycles of high and low water

Cpart of ocean where sunlight is very limited

Dpart of ocean where pressure is highest

4) what processes dominate shaping of the shore lines?

Agravity and sedimentation

Berosion and deposition

Crespiration and photosynthesis

Drotation and revolution

5) what is a barrier island ?

Asmall indentation in the shore line

Bpiece of land that connects two bodies of water

Cland that runs parallel to the coast and caused by the build up of sediments

Dplace where 2 sea caves have eroded side by side

6) salt water has higher density than fresh water ?

Atrue

Bfalse

7) extreme pressure at the ocean floor keeps any living thing from surviving there

Atrue

Bfalse

8) the ocean floor is not flat,but is instead marked by high mountains and deep trenches

Atrue

Bfalse

9) a sand pit is a small hollow chamber formed by the erosion of a rocky coast .

Atrue

Bfalse