Ocean Characteristics - Richards ES

Ocean Characteristics

S6E3c. Ask questions to identify...the composition...of the world's oceans

Multiple Choice

What is the largest ocean?

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Indian

• Southern

Multiple Choice

The most abundant solid in ocean water is

• Sulfur dioxide

• Epsom salt

• Sodium chloride

• Nitrous oxide

Multiple Choice

The measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquid is

• Saltiness

• Dissolution Ratio

• Salinity

Multiple Choice

True or False: Some parts of the ocean are more saline than others

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Factors that effect ocean salinity include

• Temperature

• Rate of Evaporation

• Circulation of water

• Freshwater flowing into ocean

• All of the Above

Multiple Choice

True or False: The ocean gets colder as you go deeper below the surface.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

The temperature layers of the ocean are: (check all that apply)

• Surface Zone

• Middle layer

• Thermocline

• Deep Zone

• Bottom layer

Multiple Choice

True or false: Surface temperatures of the ocean are warmer at higher latitudes

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: Ocean surface temperatures are higher in a region when that region is in its summer season.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

An important function of the ocean is to absorb and hold energy from the Sun. Which of the statements below are true?

• The ocean absorbs energy more slowly than dry land

• The ocean releases energy more slowly than dry land

• The ocean's rate of energy absorption and release keep the weather of the Earth more stable

• All of these answers are true

Open Ended

After reading all 7 Essential Principals of Ocean Literacy, rewrite the principal that YOU personally think is most important.