Quiz Earth Science Test Chapter 13 - Oceans and Seas M/C

Name

01. About what percentage of the earth's surface is covered by oceans?

• 71%
• 50%
• 35%
• 30%

02. When water is described as potable, it is

• clouded with sediments.
• low in oxygen.
• safe to drink.
• saturated with salts.

03. Which ocean covers the largest percentage of the earth's surface?

• Atlantic
• Arctic
• Indian
• Pacific

04. Which of these extends the farthest out into the ocean?

• beach
• berm
• coastal region
• shore

05. Global mean sea levels currently are

• falling.
• fluctuating.
• rising.
• unchanging.

06. This forms when large waves first break and drop sand.

• atoll
• berm
• continental shelf
• longshore sandbar

07. Which of these do young-earth creationists believe were most likely created by runoff from the continents late in the Flood?

• coral reefs
• guyots
• submarine canyons
• trenches

08. Which of the following does not belong with the other three?

• continental rise
• guyot
• mid-ocean ridge
• seamount

09. A coral reef separated from the mainland by a lagoon is a(n)

• atoll.
• barrier reef.
• fringing reef.
• island arc.