Quiz about SOL 4.7 Oceans

Question 1

Which of the following is not a cause of currents?

Accepted Answer

Salinity

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Temperature

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WInd

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Pressure

Question 2

What causes tides?

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moon's gravity

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sun's gravity

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salinity

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earth's gravity

Question 3

What is a current?

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motion of water that looks like a river undersea

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increase in temperature

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circular pattern of wind

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decrease of salinity

Question 4

How many tides do we experience everyday?

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2 high tides, 2 low tides

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1 high tide, 1 low tide

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1 high tide, 2 low tides

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2 high tides, 1 low tide

Question 5

What do the arrows on the map represent?

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ocean currents

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size of waves

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water weight

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time between tides

Question 6

Sailors long ago would catch the current off the coast of Virginia. This current would help them get to which continent?

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Europe

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South America

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Central America

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Southern African

Question 7

_____ are the up and down motions in water caused by winds.

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currents

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tides

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waves

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phases

Question 8

The back and forth movements caused by the gravitational pull of the moon are called

Accepted Answer

tides

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currents

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waves

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drifts

Question 9

Which is the best way to describe the continental shelf?

Accepted Answer

A shallow area of sediment near the ocean shore

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A flat underwater valley

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A region of mountain in the deep ocean

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A region with a higher water pressure

Question 10

What causes the salinity in the ocean to increase? Select 2 answers.

Accepted Answer

river run off

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evaporation

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depth of water

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melting of ice

Question 11

What causes the salinity in the ocean to decrease? Select 2 answers.

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depth of water

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melting of ice

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river run off

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evaporation

Question 12

Which location is likely to have the greatest water pressure, the coldest temperature, and the smallest number of living organisms?

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Ocean Trench

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Continental Shelf

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Continental Rise

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Abyssal Plain

Question 13

Select all that apply: Which of the following are the producers in an oceanic food web?

Accepted Answer

algae

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plankton

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great white shark

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clownfish

Question 14

Which organism floats in the ocean?

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Question 15

Which organisms swim in the ocean?

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Question 16

Which organisms are non-moving in the ocean?

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Question 17

Many species of ocean organisms live in coral reefs. The map shows that most coral reefs are found near the equator. What does the location of coral reefs suggest about coral organisms?

Accepted Answer

Corals need warm seawater to survive.

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Corals mostly live around volcanic islands.

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Ocean currents keep corals from migrating.

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Most ocean waters are too deep for corals.

Question 18

Which organism is the producer?

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Question 19

Choose 4 events that can impact the level of salinity in the ocean water.

Accepted Answer

Depth of the water

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Evaporation

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Melting of an iceberg

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Rain water running off the land

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Humans swimming in the water

Question 20

What part of ocean water do marine organisms depend on for survival?

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Dissolved gases

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sediments

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seaweed

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decaying animal matter

Question 21

Which of the following marine organisms can be classified as producers? Choose 2
correct answers.

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Phytoplankton

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Seaweed

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Crabs

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Sharks

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Zooplankton

Question 22

Which current would be best to travel down the west coast of the United States?

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California current

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Peru/Chile current

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Brazil current

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Gulf Stream

Question 23

Ocean currents affect the following: (Choose all that apply)

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Differences in temperature

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The mixing of ocean water

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Plant and animal populations

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States of matter

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The phases of the moon

Question 24

Which state of matter is characterized by having little, if any, free space between its
molecules?

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solid

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liquid

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gas

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plasma

Question 25

Which state of matter is characterized as having no definite shape, or volume and
assumes the shape of its container?

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gas

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solid

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liquid

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plasma

Question 26

About how much of the Earth is covered with ocean?

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70%

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97%

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55%

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85%

Question 27

Which of the following is NOT a reason why it is difficult for most animals to live in the deep sea?

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There are too many predators swimming in the deep sea.

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The pressure is too great.

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The temperature is too cold.

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It is pitch black and they are unable to see

Question 28

Tides are controlled by....

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The gravitational pull of the moon

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Salinity

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Wind and storms

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The temperature of the water

Question 29

Which of the following is an ocean current that borders the east coast of the United States?

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Gulf Stream

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Jett Stream

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North Atlantic Current

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Equatorial Current

Question 30

What is letter C?

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Abyssal Plain

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Mid-Ocean Ridge

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Cont. Shelf

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Cont. Slope

Question 31

What is letter D?

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Mid-Ocean Ridge

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Cont. Shelf

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Volcanic Island

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Seamount

Question 32

What is letter E?

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Volcanic Island

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Seamount

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Mid-Ocean Ridge

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Abyssal Plain

Question 33

What is letter A?

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Cont. Slope

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Cont. Shelf

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Seamount

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Abyssal Plain

Question 34

What is letter G?

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Trench

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Mid-Ocean Ridge

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Rift

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Cont. Shelf

Question 35

What is the part of the ocean where most life is found? This is also the sloping border on the continent that is below the water.

Accepted Answer

continental shelf

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ocean trench

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abyssal plain

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ocean current

Question 36

What is the name for the group of organisms who float in the water and must have the sun to produce energy through photosynthesis? These organisms are the base of the food chain.

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plankton

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benthos

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nekton

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seaweed

Question 37

In this photo, who is the producer?

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The plankton

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the shrimp

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the fish

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the shark

Question 38

Which of these increases as you go deeper in the ocean?

Accepted Answer

Pressure

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Temperature

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Number of plants

Question 39

Ocean water is different from a lake because ocean water contains

Accepted Answer

Salt

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Oxygen

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Algae

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Plants

Question 40

As you go deeper in the ocean, the temperature

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Decreases (gets colder)

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Increases (gets warmer)

Question 41

Algae and other producers need a lot of sunlight to survive in the ocean. Which part of the ocean would they most likely live in?

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Continental Shelf

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Abyssal plain

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Trench

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Continental Slope

Question 42

Using the Ocean Food web, which answer gives the correct order of an ocean food chain?

Accepted Answer

One-celled like, shrimp-like creatures, small fish, Tuna, Shark.

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Large shark, Tuna, Mackeral, Small fish

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Mackeral, Small Fish, Tuna, Shark

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One-celled life, shrimp-like creatures, mackeral, tuna, shark.

Question 43

Which Organisim in the Food web gets its energy from the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Phytoplankton

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Large shark

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Tuna

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Small Fish

Question 44

When water evaporates from the surface of the ocean, does that increase or decrease the salinity of the ocean water?

Accepted Answer

Increase the salinity

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Decrease the salinity

Question 45

Select all the Floating Organisms below:

Accepted Answer

Plankton

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Phytoplankton

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Sharks

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Fish

Question 46

Select all the Swimming Organisms below:

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Sharks

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Fish

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Plankton

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Coral

Question 47

___________________ get their energy by eating other organisms.

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Consumers

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Producers

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Decomposers

Question 48

_______________ break down dead plants and animals in the ocean, helping to release energy back into the ecosystem.

Accepted Answer

Decomposers

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Producers

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Consumers

Question 49

If something happens to one part of the food chain, it can affect everything else that depends on the food chain.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 50

The word "marine" means anything that is found in, or made by, the sea.

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True

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False

Question 51

An ocean is a/an __________ ecosystem.

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marine

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rain forest

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savanna

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fresh water

SOL 4.7 Oceans

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