Ocean Final Review

What Coastal Defense is this?

• jetty or groin

• beach replenishment

• seawall

Where in the ocean is the most dissolved oxygen found?

• the surface

• the depths

• basin

Halocline measures what?

• salinity changes rapidly with depth

• temperature changes

• acidity

pH measures...

• salinity

• how acidic or basic water is

• temperature

Match plate names to their movement: Transform

• continent-continent collision

• plates slide past each other

• spreading ridges

What is a wavelength?

• the distance between two wave crests

• how long a wave travels

What does the oceanography tool known as a 'hydrometer' do?

• an instrument for measuring the density of liquids

• take water samples at a desired depth without the danger of mixing with water from other depths

What are three evidences of continental drift?

• the fit of the continents

•  the distribution of ancient fossils, rocks, and mountain ranges

• the locations of ancient climatic zones

• outflow points

 The most important organism that filters Chesapeake Bay water is:

• oysters

• clams

• crabs

Name the ocean zone that receives the most light.

• Euphotic

• Trenches