Oceans Quiz

Eutrophication is caused by

• runoff of excessive fertilizer and nutrients
• cleaning up waterways
  
• using nuclear energy
• using solar energy

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What is represented at point 3?

• wave height
• wavelength
• crest
• trough

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The movement of deep, cold, nutrient filled water to the surface of the ocean is..

• Ocean Current

• Upwelling

• Deep Currents

• Surface Currents

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What two factors determine the density of water in deep currents? 

• Salinity and temperature
• Coriolis Effect and wind
• Upwelling and dissolved solids
• Continental deflection and convection

What is the name of the warm ocean current that creates a mild climate for Florida? 

• California Current
• Gulf Stream Current
• East Australian Current
• Peru Current

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Oceans cover about ______ of the surface of the earth.

• 60%

• 70%

• 80%

• 90%

What is the slope between the outer edge of the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor?

• Ocean Trench

• Thermocline

• Seamount

• Continental Slope

The continental rise is an underwater feature found between the ________ and the _______.

• continental slope, abyssal plain

• mid ocean ridge, continental shelf

• continental slope, intertidal zone

• ocean trench, abyssal plain

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What is the system for the detection of objects under water?

• Nekton

• Bathyal Zone

• Ocean Trench

• Sonar

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The small and microscopic organisms floating in the sea or fresh water.

• Plankton

• Nekton

• Benthos

• Algae