Earth ocean review

Which process does NOT decrease the salinity of water?

• precipitation (rain or snow)

• runoff from land

• melting of sea ice

• formation of sea ice

Which of the following can increase the density of ocean water?

• a decrease in temperature

• an increase in temperature

• a decrease in ocean circulation

• an increase in wave speed

Which of the the following is energy passing through water?

• density tide

• Coriolis effect

• wave

• sea arch

The gently sloping submerged surface extending from the shoreline toward the deep ocean (F) is the

• submarine canyon

• continental slope

• continental rise

• continental shelf

Where does seafloor spreading (D) occur?

• near the ocean surface

• at convergent plates

• on the shore

• at divergent plates

Where do the most plants and animals live in the ocean?

• Continental shelf

• Deep trenches

• The swash

• Seamounts

What causes the Coriolis Effect?

• Variations in gravity

• Increases in salinity

• Changes in ocean temperature

• The spinning of the Earth

Wave impact and pressure cause

• deposition

• tides

• erosion

• refraction

Which of the following is NOT a method of mapping the ocean (bathymetry)?

• sonar

• land navigation

• using submersibles

• satellite

Biogenous sediment is made up of

• evaporative salts

• minerals from the ocean

• shells and skeletons of marine organisms

• minerals from land