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Oceans 1

Authored by Todd Hickey

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8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The high salinity of the Mediterranean Sea is due primarily to —

Precipitation
Deposition
Volcanoes
Evaporation

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The main determinant of the level of the sea is —

Salinity
Volcanism
Temperature
Erosion

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Seawater is typically denser than freshwater due to seawater’s —

Greater depth
Lower freezing point
Smaller mass
Higher salinity

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Oceanographers of the 21st century use which tool to determine the depth of ocean  basins? 

Radar
Sonar
Depth gauge
Radiometer

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of these would most likely occur as the ice caps melt? 

The sea would cover more land
The rain would be more acidic
The oceans would become smaller
The Earth would become cooler

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Why is the ice shelf floating?

The ocean water is
filled with vegetation
that keeps
the ice from sinking. 
The ice is melting faster than it can sink
The ice is warmer than the ocean water
The ice is less dense than the ocean water.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Most water leaves the ocean through evaporation and returns to the ocean through —

Ground water
Precipitation
Transpiration
Surface runoff

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