
Chapter 15 Ocean Water and Ocean Life

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Science
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12th Grade
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Hard
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Christina Turner
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The proportion of dissolved substances in seawater is usually expressed in
parts per hundred
parts per thousand
parts per ten thousand
parts per million
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a source of dissolved substances in the ocean?
chemical weathering of rocks
evaporation of water from the seas and ocean
excretions from marine organisms
melting icebergs and sea ice
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do elements such as chlorine, bromine, sulfur, and boron get into the ocean?
runoff from rivers and streams
excretions from marine organisms
volcanic eruptions
chemical weathering of rocks
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following processes does NOT decrease the salinity of seawater?
runoff
solar radiation
evaporation
weathering
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Differing amounts of solar radiation across Earth's latitude affect the ocean's
salinity in the thermocline
density at the surface
temperature at the surface
density in the thermocline
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following occurs when the ocean's salinity increases?
Density increases
Density decreases
Temperature increases
Temperature decreases
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is the most important factor affecting seawater density?
chemical weathering
solar radiation
temperature
latitude
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