Oceanography Q1 Quiz

Which of these was discovered by the ancient Greeks?

• The Gulf Stream

• Circumference of Earth

• The Northwest Passage

• Wind & current patterns

The Challenger Expedition (late 1800s) studied...

• Estuaries

• Moon phases & tides

• The deep ocean

• The arctic circle

This scientist mapped the coastline of South America, visited the Galapagos Islands, and documented thousands of species.

• Sagan

• Eratosthenes

• Franklin

• Darwin

A transitional area with brackish water best describes...

• An estuary

• A hydrothermal vent

• A deep sea trench

• A divergent boundary

Productivity and biomass are very ______ in estuaries.

• HIGH

• LOW

The mass of all living organisms in an ecosystem is called...

• productivity

• abiotic factor

• biomass

• salinity

Which is NOT true about estuaries?

• They protect coastal areas

• They filter pollutants

• They are nesting grounds for migratory species

• They increase erosion

What is North America's largest estuary?

• The James River

• Lake Erie

• The Chesapeake Bay

• The Atlantic Ocean

Where is the Chesapeake Bay?

• Virginia

• Florida

• Delaware

• California

An area of land that is drained by a river or other body of water best describes...

• Reservoir

• Watershed

• Estuary

• Bay