Earth Science Midterm Review 2024

Which is not a name of an ocean?

• Southern

• Northern

• Pacific

• Atlantic

What percentage of the planet is covered by water?

• 10

• 50

• 70

• 80

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What percentage of all water is fresh water like lakes, rivers, aquifers, glaciers, and ice caps?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 10

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Which 4 elements are most abundant in the oceans?

• Oxygen, Hydrogen, Sodium, Chlorine

• Oxygen, Hydrogen, Magnesium, Chlorine

• Oxygen, Hydrogen, Water, Salt

• Oxygen, Hydrogen, Silica, Nitrogen

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Where does the energy come from to heat the ocean?

• Sun

• Natural Resources

• Moon

• Boats

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The ___ helps distribute heat around the globe.

• Oceans

• Boats

• Glaciers

• Fish

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What drives weather patterns and global climate?

• Surface Ocean Currents

• Deep Ocean Currents

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Circulating air is deflected towards the right in the Northern Hemisphere and left in the Southern Hemisphere because the Earth rotates on its axis, is also known as the what?

• Coriolis Effect

• Cornelius Effect

• Wind

• Land Breeze

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___ is the measure of the amount of dissolved salt in water. It is measured in ___.

• Salinity, ppm

• Salinity, ppt

• Aqua, ppm

• Liquid, ppt

Deep ocean currents are driven by differences in ___ and___.

• Temperature and pressure

• Salinity and temperature

• Cold and hot

• Wet and dry

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