Casteel SOL 4.7 Oceans Review

The total amount of dissolved salts in a sample of water is its

• strength
• salinity
• pressure
• effect

A factor that affects the density of ocean currents is 

• salinity
• time
• atmosphere
• eclipses

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The largest surface current in North America is the ____________________.

• West Wind Drift
• California Current
• Peru Current
• Gulf Stream

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The diagram shows a boat using sonar to gather information in the ocean. What is most likely being measured with this technology?

• ocean depth
• ocean temperature
• pH level
• turbidity level
  

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The bottom of the ocean is just flat.

• true

• false

The gradually sloping area at the edge of the ocean is called:

• abyssal plain

• continental slope

• continental shelf

• Galapagos Rift

The deepest parts of the ocean are called

• trenches

• abyss

• deep sea plain

• guyot

2. Which feature of the ocean floor begins at the edge of the continental shelf and plunges down to depths of over two miles?

• Continental Shelf

• Continental Slope

• Abyssal Plains

• Continental Rise

• Ocean Trench

Which feature of the ocean floor connects the steep walls of the continental slope to the bottom of the ocean floor?

• Continental Shelf

• Continental Slope

• Abyssal Plains

• Continental Rise

• Ocean Trench

5. Which feature of the ocean floor is a deep, narrow valley, similar to a canyon?

• Continental Shelf

• Continental Slope

• Abyssal Plains

• Continental Rise

• Ocean Trench